# Incident 20150312003609I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Palm Springs, CA, March 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2015, 10:09 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309EF-2022-05-07) (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 DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312003609I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LANDING.  NO  FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N309EF (2)

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

- [Accident 20180717014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717014529A), Jul 17, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. During landing roll out on run way 16R, the student pilot and the flight instructor were on the flight controls and experienced a cross wind. The student pilot…
- [Accident 20150424006532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006532A), Apr 24, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The C-150, N6211K, piloted by private pilot, [privacy data omitted], was taxiing north on "a" to the runup area prior to departure. The DA20, N309EF, piloted…

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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