# Accident 20181028021089A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Mountain Rest, SC, October 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2018, 18:25 local time
- Place: Mountain Rest, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: U4PS
- Location: 34.8650° N, 83.1572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8650&lon=-83.1572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653DC-2022-02-05) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,477 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181028021089A

## Narrative

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

N653DC DEPARTED 24A, JACKSON COUNTY NC AIRSPACE ENROUTE TO HOME AIRPORT (KAHN), ATHENS GA. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY  6,500 MSL AND 13 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH EAST OF THE FOOT HILLS VOR (ODF). THE PILOT REALIZED THE LOSS OF POWER AND FOUND NO AIRPORTS WITH IN POWER OFF DISTANCE.  WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED FOR OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW.

## 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 ERA19LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA029), Oct 28, 2018: Diamond DA20 (N653DC), Mountain Rest, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to multiple discrepancies of the engine's ignition system.

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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