# Incident 20031001031599I: Diamon DA20A1, Chesapeake, VA, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESAPEAKE RGNL (CPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53HA-2008-05-20) (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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912S3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001031599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NUMBER 2 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

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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