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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Shipshewanna, IN · January 19, 2015

Date: January 19, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place: Shipshewanna, IN
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N979DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA106
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 12 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N979DCRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0314 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he had departed from goshen airport (gsh) for pattern work and then he flew to elkhart airport (ekm) to do more pattern work. He then went away from airport (ekm) to do some flight maneuvers ( turns about a point) and after a couple of turns the engine started to run rough and then quit. He attempted to restart but the engine would not restart.

He landed in a field but impacted a 500 gallon propane fuel tank and then a house structure.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED FROM GOSHEN AIRPORT (GSH) FOR PATTERN WORK AND THEN HE FLEW TO ELKHART AIRPORT (EKM) TO DO MORE PATTERN WORK. HE THEN WENT AWAY FROM AIRPORT (EKM) TO DO SOME FLIGHT MANEUVERS ( TURNS ABOUT A POINT) AND AFTER A COUPLE OF TURNS THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART.

HE LANDED IN A FIELD BUT IMPACTED A 500 GALLON PROPANE FUEL TANK AND THEN A HOUSE STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShipshewana, INThe total loss of engine power due to impact ice obstructing the primary air induction system, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to operate the alternate air control. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of knowledge about…Jan 19, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N979DC · 1

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

Incident 20090724017879ILanding · Indianapolis, IN(-23) On July 24,2009 this aircraft was on a personal flight from goshen municipal airport (kgsh) to Eagle Creek Airpark (keye). At keye the pilot established an approach to runway 3 and landed with a reported 5 knot tailwind. Aircraft initially touched down…Jul 24, 2009 · Minor damage