# Accident 20150424006532A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Van Nuys, CA, April 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2061° N, 118.4897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-118.4897&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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 35 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006532A

## Narrative

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

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 BY STUDENT PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS TAXIING EAST OUT OF "A1", ALSO TO THE RUNUP AREA. THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RUNUP AREA, WHERE "A" AND "A1" COME TOGETHER.

THE PROPELLER OF THE DA20 WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE C-150 SUSTAINED SHEET METAL DAMAGE AND WING SPAR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6211K, Cessna 150M: [Accident 20150424006522A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006522A)

## 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 WPR15LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA154), Apr 24, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other, which resulted in an on ground collision while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ground controller’s failure to notify either pilot about…

## 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…
- [Incident 20150312003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312003609I), Mar 12, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on landing. No further information could be obtained from the pilot.

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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