# Accident 20030613011359A: Diamon DA20A1, Little Sahara, UT, June 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Little Sahara, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8383° N, 112.3006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8383&lon=-112.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630DA-2004-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 (registry code 2990000, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613011359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON THE EAST SIDE OF A RANGE OF MOUNTAINS THAT RAN NORTH AND SOUTH. AIRCRAFT ENTERED DESCENDING (LEEWARD SIDE) AIR, PILOT FAILED TO BE SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF HIS OPTIONS AND TURNED UP A CANYON WHEREIN THE TERRAIN CLIMBED FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED JUNIPER TREES AND CRASHED. NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT TAIL, RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND CANOPY. ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE AND PILOT DID NOT ACTIVATE ELT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA104), Jun 13, 2003: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N630DA), Eureka, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors include high density altitude, hilly terrain, low airspeed and the subsequent inadvertent…

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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