# Accident 20110114000819A: Diamond Air DA 20-A1, Pompano Beach, FL, January 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2011, 14:35 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2469° N, 80.1108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2469&lon=-80.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DF-2013-02-21) (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: DIAMOND AIR DA 20-A1
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110114000819A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH & GO'S AT KPMP, THE PILOT WAS ON HER SECOND TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10.  SHE HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100' MSL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  SHE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS AREA ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.   NO INJURIES TO PIC, 0-PAX. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL.  NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGES.  NO PILOT ERROR IS APPARENT.AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND SUCCESSFUL TEST RUN FAILED TO REVEAL ANY AIRWORTHINESS DISCREPANCIES.  THE REASON FOR THE POWER FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA11LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA114), Jan 14, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-A1 (N840DF), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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