# Accident 20070421004589A: Diamon DA20A1, Warrenton, MO, April 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Warrenton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8050° N, 91.1742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8050&lon=-91.1742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50ML-2010-07-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070421004589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AFTER PICKING THIS AIRCRAFT UP IN DOYLESTOWN, PA (KDYL). HE HAD MADE A FUEL STOP AT THE MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT, (KUYF), IN LONDON, OH WHERE HE PURCHASED 21.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE USEABLE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS ONLY 19.5 GALLONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE DEPARTED WITHOUT PLANNING HIS NEXT FUEL STOP. AS HE PASSED WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO HE NOTICED HIS ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH AND SPUTTER. ACCORDING TO HIM THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 3/4 FULL. HE TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP TO NO AVAIL. HE PICKED OUT A GRAVEL ROAD TO LAND ON, SET UP HIS APPROACH BUT LANDED SHORT IN AN OPEN FIELD. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE COLWINGS AND CANOPY SUSTAINED DAMAGE, THE FUSELAGE SUFFERED SEVERAL CRACKS BY THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNION HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND PULLED THROUGH THE SKIN. UPON INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA HE INDICATED THAT ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND RECEIVED THE OK TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT. FAA INSPECTORS WERE NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CRASH SCENE, RATHER IT WAS EXAMINED UPON ARRIVAL AT A LOCAL FBO.

## 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 CHI07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA116), Apr 21, 2007: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N50ML), Warrenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in exhaustion of the fuel supply and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing. A factor in the accident was inaccurate fuel…

## Other reports on N50ML (1)

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

- [Incident 19980327017139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980327017139I), Mar 27, 1998: Diamon DA20A1 (N50ML), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. Power loss on climb from touch go. Engine failed on final. Throw rod cracked case. Oil vapors ignited.

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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