# Accident 20030715037709A: Diamon DA20C1, Hillsboro, TX, July 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2003, 20:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Airport: Hillsboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0986° N, 97.0839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0986&lon=-97.0839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905CT-2004-09-20) (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-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- Reported engine: CONT IO240B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030715037709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2003, A DA-20-C1 AIRCRAFT, N905CT OPERATED BY MR. GARY M. HOLLINGSWORTH ON A 14 CFR 091 PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF NEAR HILLSBORO, TEXAS. MR. HOLLINGSWORTH STATED THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY UNTIL REACHING 45-50 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED HARD RIGHT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE SURFACE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER STRIKING A DRAINAGE DITCH DURING ROLLOUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MR. HOLLINGSWORTH OR HIS PASSENGER AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD03CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA065), Jul 16, 2003: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1 Katana (N905CT), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total flying experience.

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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