# Incident 20091210053209I: Diamond Air DA 20-C1, Delta, UT, December 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIR DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210053209I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON A SUPERVISED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT DELTA, UTAH.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING ONE PROELLER BLADE WHEN IT STRUCK A DIRT BURM. AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED TO UVU MAINTENNANCE SHOP WHER IT WAS GROUND RUN UNDER FAA AIRWORTHINESS OBSERVATION. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS FAILURE  ALL OTHER PERAMETERS WERE SATISFACTORY. THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT HAS HAD PREVOUS HISTORY OF ENGINE QUITING WITH OTHER OPERATORS NATION WIDE.

## Other reports on N968CT (1)

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

- [Incident 20080428831989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080428831989I), Apr 28, 2008: Diamon DA20C1 (N968CT), Spanish Fork, UT, No damage. (-23) Pilot is in the process of meeting the requirements for an instrument rating. He performed a preflight on the aircraft and determined that he had 4 hours…

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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