# Accident 20130522007589A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1, Centennial, CO, May 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5703° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571MA-2013-09-16) (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-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 25 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130522007589A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2013 AT APPROX 17:30 LCL N571MA A DIAMOND DA20 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING AT THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY AIRPORT (APA). 2 SOLES ON BOARD WITH MINOR INJURES. VFR CONDITIONS

## 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 CEN13LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA291), May 22, 2013: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 (N571MA), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the engine throttle lever and throttle cable due to maintenance personnel not applying sufficient torque to the self-locking nut or improperly reusing a degraded…

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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