# Accident 20111017024469A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1, Newnan, GA, October 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Airport: Newnan Coweta County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U4PS
- Location: 33.2836° N, 84.7389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2836&lon=-84.7389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828MA-2011-11-15) (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 AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111017024469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. STUDENT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF CCO. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. PILOT SUBSTAINED VERY MINOR INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA12LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA034), Oct 17, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 (N828MA), Newnan, GA, 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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