# Accident 20101117052109A: Diamond DA-20, Payson, UT, November 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2010, 13:06 local time
- Place: Payson, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0375° N, 111.7397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0375&lon=-111.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978CT-2011-05-09) (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: DIAMOND DA-20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total, 805 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117052109A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2010 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT) DEPARTED PROVO AIRPORT FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT N978CT. THE STUDENT WAS PREPARING FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE AND WAS TO PERFORM STALLS AND SLOW FLIGHT PER HIS FLIGHT LESSON PLAN.  THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN A HIGH PRACTICE AREA OVER THE TOWN OF PAYSON, UT.AT APPROXIMATELY 1306 MST MULTIPLE WITNESSES OBSERVED N978CT IN A SPIN OVER THE TOWN OF PAYSON, UT IN THE VICINITY OF 500W 465S.  EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE SURGE DURING THE SPIN AND PRIOR TO IMPACT.  THE IMPACT ANGLE WAS NOSE LOW AT A HIGH ANGLE. MUCH OF THE AIRFRAME WAS INTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH NEARBY POWERLINES OR TREES.  THE FIRST CIVILIANS ON SCENE REPORTED THEY OBSERVED A FAINT PULSE ON THE FEMALE AND NONE ON THE MALE.  BOTH PILOTS WERE DECEASED WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED.THE GROUND WAS SATURATED WITH FUEL THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CELL.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  GROUND SCARING INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ROTATIONAL FORCES UPON IMPACT.

## 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 WPR11FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA050), Nov 17, 2010: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (N978CT), Payson, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a slow flight maneuver that resulted in a stall and spin, and the flight instructor’s delayed or improper remedial actions to recover from the…

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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