20041209030009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Diamon DA 40 · Greenville, SC · December 9, 2004

Date: December 9, 2004 · 10:15 local
Place: Greenville, SC
Airport: Donaldson Center Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA034
Reported as: Diamon DA40
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 910 total30 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N42SERegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.353 · Built 2004 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Greenville SC air traffic (gsp) reported to FAA flight standards that the aircraft was lost on radar and crashed, three people on board, all fatal. Aircraft (a/c) was on an IFR flight plan from jacksonville fla (crg) to anderson SC (and). The a/c was diverted to Donaldson SC (gyh) due to bad weather at and. A/c was cleared to gyh ILS when radar was lost. The ATC minimum safe warning system (msaw) sounded and gsp broadcasted this alarm to the accident a/c. no confirmation of this warning was acknowledged by the accident a/c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GREENVILLE SC AIR TRAFFIC (GSP) REPORTED TO FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST ON RADAR AND CRASHED, THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD, ALL FATAL. AIRCRAFT (A/C) WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM JACKSONVILLE FLA (CRG) TO ANDERSON SC (AND). THE A/C WAS DIVERTED TO DONALDSON SC (GYH) DUE TO BAD WEATHER AT AND. A/C WAS CLEARED TO GYH ILS WHEN RADAR WAS LOST. THE ATC MINIMUM SAFE WARNING SYSTEM (MSAW) SOUNDED AND GSP BROADCASTED THIS ALARM TO THE ACCIDENT A/C. NO CONFIRMATION OF THIS WARNING WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE ACCIDENT A/C.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05FA034Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPelzer, SCThe pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures and to maintain assigned altitude resulting in a collision with a transmission wire and trees.Dec 9, 2004 · Substantial damage