# Accident 20210817022609A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42, Bellefontaine R, OH, August 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2021, 19:15 local time
- Place: Bellefontaine R, OH
- Airport: Bellefontaine Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3723° N, 83.8192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3723&lon=-83.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 (registry code 2990104, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Thielert TAE-125-01 (registry code 59300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42
- Reported engine: THIELERT TAE-125-02-99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210817022609A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY ON TAKEOFF THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE LOST POWER FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY THE OTHER ONE. POWER WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 PER CENT AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING TO THE GROUND AND IMPACTING FENCING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDED LANDING GEAR, WING, PROPS, ENGINES. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 CEN21LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA379), Aug 17, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-42 (N215BN), Bellefontaine, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper position of the right engine’s fuel feed pump bolt, which led to a total loss of power on the right engine, and the left engine's partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not…

## Other reports on N215BN (2)

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

- [Incident 20170812024609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812024609I), Aug 12, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 (N215BN), Bellfountain, OH, Minor damage. Landed gear up because the gear would not extend, this was a mechanical issue
- [Incident 20100514034189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100514034189I), May 14, 2010: Diamond DA 42 (N215BN), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Pilot jeffrey appleton was taking his practical test for airplane multiengine land class rating. After landing and during roll out he reached for the flap…

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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