# Accident 20181219022119A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Mccormick, SC, December 19, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 19, 2018, 14:30 local time - Place: Mccormick, SC - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8856° N, 82.2775° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8856&lon=-82.2775&mi=10 - Aircraft: N346MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346MA-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: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 44 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA074) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181219022119A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. MCCORMICK, SC: N346MA, DA20, LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY 18/36 (S19) AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. POB: 2, INJURIES: UNKNOWN, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 12/19/2018 1930Z AIRCRAFT N346MA EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS ON 12/18/2018 AND LANDED AT MCCORMICK, SC (S19). PILOT/MECHANIC SENT TO TROUBLESHOOT/REPAIR AIRCRAFT. BRYCE KIMMEL (3548980) TROUBLESHOT ENGINE ISSUE ON 12/19/2018. SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE SENT FROM AIRCRAFT'S HOME STATION OF NEWNAN, GA WITH PARTS FOR REPAIR VIA SECOND AIRCRAFT. MR. KIMMEL AND JAMES PATTERSON (3429699) COMPLETED REPAIRS WITH JON HUDSON (3492510) PERFORMING FINAL INSPECTION AS THE IA. AIRCRAFT THEN TOOK OFF FROM S19 WITH SECOND AIRCRAFT BEHIND. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 3100 FEET. AT THAT TIME, N346MA EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLES AND LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE (S19) BUT CRASH LANDED IN A SMALL AREA OF TREES BETWEEN A LOGGING ROAD AND SC HIGHWAY 28. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. BOTH PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH MINOR INJURIES. ## 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 ERA19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA074), Dec 19, 2018: Diamond DA20 (N346MA), McCormick, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to debris obstructing the metering plug orifice in the throttle and metering unit. ## Other reports on N346MA (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20170517012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170517012149I), May 17, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Athens, GA, Minor damage. It was reported by the student pilot that after landing the student started to apply the brakes, at that time the student commented to the flight instructor… - [Incident 20161106023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106023109I), Nov 6, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear pivot was cracked around the welded radius of the strut. It dropped from the aircraft upon landing. The pilot stated that he did not notice that the… - [Incident 20110913021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913021029I), Sep 13, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N346MA), Newnan, GA, Minor damage. It was reported by the instructor and student pilot in written statements, as well as interviews with the ASI, that during final approach the instructor… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.