# Incident 20010802020199I: Diamon DA20C1, Marana, AZ, August 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Northwest Regnl Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-200 (registry code 17021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- Reported engine: CONT IO240B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 35 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010802020199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION WHILE IN THE CLIMB PASSING THROUGH 2,000 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO 1300 RPM.  THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS LATER.  THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N953CT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010119006299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010119006299I), Jan 19, 2001: Diamon DA20C1 (N953CT), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he ballooned on an attempted landing, then made a hard full stall landing. The pilot made a go-around and then landed the a/c and…
- [Incident 19990625022239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625022239I), Jun 25, 1999: Diamon DA20C1 (N953CT), Lake Alamo, AZ. While cruising @ 9500' AGL the pilot notice an engine/prop vibration @ 2400 RPM and reduced the power to 2000 RPM. When the vibration continued, the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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