# Fatal NTSB investigations: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312.md): Beech F33 · Carrollton, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2016 · N6027K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > 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.
- [NTSB ERA13FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA259.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Linden, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 31, 2013 · N176MA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while…
- [NTSB CEN12FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA080.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Bern, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2011 · N203MK · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the terrain.
- [NTSB WPR11FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA050.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Payson, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2010 · N978CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a slow flight maneuver that resulted in a stall and spin, and the flight instructor’s delayed or improper remedial actions to recover from the spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight school’s…
- [NTSB WPR09FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA062.md): Diamond DA 20-C1 · Alamo Lake State Park, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2008 · N4196M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during the performance of a maneuver and his failure to recover from the subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB DFW05FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA244.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1 · Pleasanton, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2005 · N63PA · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was the low altitude flight.
- [NTSB NYC02FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA131.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20C-1 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2002 · N960CT · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2990001'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2990001

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