# Accident 20160907015041A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Carrollton, GA, September 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2016, 10:54 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Airport: West Georgia Regional - O V Gray F
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U4PS
- Location: 33.6233° N, 85.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6233&lon=-85.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85WP-2022-03-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 420 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907015041A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 07, 2016 AT 10:54, LOCAL TIME THE ATLANTA FLIGHT STANDARD DISTRICT OFFICE (SO11) RECEIVED A CALL FROM "AIR SERVICES INC" A 145 REPAIR STATION LOCATED ON WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (CTJ) IN CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. A MIDAIR ACCIDENT JUST OCCURRED ON THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT INVOLVED A BEECHCRAFT MODEL F33A, N6027K, AND DIAMOND DA20, N85WP, THE MIDAIR ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 17. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WINDS REPORTED 360 DEGREES @ 3 KNOTS, CLOUDS 10,000 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 87 DEGREES F., ALTIMETER 3029 VISIBILITY CLEAR

## 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 ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312), Sep 7, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20 (N85WP), Carrollton, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the Beech pilot to see and avoid the Diamond that was in front of and below his airplane on final approach and his use of an incorrect radio communication frequency for the airport.

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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