# Accident 20041209030009A: Diamon DA40, Greenville, SC, December 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6394° N, 82.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6394&lon=-82.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42SE-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 30 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041209030009A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL05FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA034), Dec 9, 2004: Diamond DA40-180 (N42SE), Pelzer, SC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures and to maintain assigned altitude resulting in a collision with a transmission wire and trees.

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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