# Incident 20040430007089I: Diamon DA20C1, Vashon, WA, April 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2004, 12:58 local time
- Place: Vashon, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4473° N, 122.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4473&lon=-122.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556DC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430007089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2004, JUST AFTER DEPARTING GIG HARBOR AIRPORT (TIW), AT 1,100 FEET APPROXIMATELY 12:50PM PST WHILE OVER CHANNEL BETWEEN GIG HARBOR AND VASHON ISLAND, WA. ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT PRODUCING POWER, PROPELLER CONTINUED TO "WINDMILL", BUT NO THRUST. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAILED, APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES OF RESTARTING ENGINE STARTED AND REGAINED FULL POWER. CONTINUED TO CLIMB, AT ABOUT 2,200 FT (MSL) OVER WAS ORCHARDS ENGINE AGAIN QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WHILE CIRCLING WITHOUT POWER OVER WAX ORCHARD. LANDED AT WAX ORCHARD WITHOUT POWER. ONCE ON GROUND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, BUT ONLY RESULTED IN SPUTTERING OR NEAR START. MAINTENANCE PEOPLE AND DIAMOND TECH REPRESENTATIVE WERE DISPATCHED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT THROTTLE BODY/METERING UNIT SHOULD BE REPLACED. REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO BOEING FIELD. GALVIN MAINTENANCE PEOPLE HAVE FILED A M-D REPORT. LOG BOOK RECORDS AND WORK ORDERS OF REPAIR ON HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED.

## Other reports on N556DC (2)

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

- [Incident 20210609006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210609006699I), Jun 9, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N556DC), Mollala, OR, Minor damage. Instructor and student started aircraft preflight around 11:00 for student?s first flight/aircraft familiarization. Instructor stated that she checked fuel on…
- [Incident 20041118030449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041118030449I), Nov 18, 2004: Diamon DA20C1 (N556DC), Bremerton, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft had just touched down on runway 19 while practicing night time touch & go landings. The pilot had just applied full power when the wood…

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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