# Incident 20200819013429I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Spanish Fork, UT, August 19, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2020, 14:10 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Airport Springville-
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1132° N, 111.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanish Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1132&lon=-111.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976PA) (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-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819013429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON DESCENT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS APPLIED.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD AND HIT A BERM CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N976PA (1)

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

- [Accident 20220326003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003359A), Mar 26, 2022: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N976PA), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. On 3/26/2022, the newly rated pilot was giving his friend a ride in the airplane. On departure winds were about 8 knots down the runway. After flying around…

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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