# NTSB investigations: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 2018

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 ERA19LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA074.md): Diamond DA20 · McCormick, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2018 · N346MA · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to debris obstructing the metering plug orifice in the throttle and metering unit.
- [NTSB ERA19LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA029.md): Diamond DA20 · Mountain Rest, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 2018 · N653DC · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to multiple discrepancies of the engine's ignition system.
- [NTSB ERA18LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA268.md): Diamond DA20 · Sebring, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2018 · N397JA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inability of the pilot of the Piper and the student pilot and flight instructor of the Diamond to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the collision was the Piper pilot’s failure to use the correct common traffic advisory frequency to…
- [NTSB GAA18CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA474.md): Diamond DA20 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2018 · N309EF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA358.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2018 · N992CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA18CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA282.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · LaGrange, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2018 · N143MA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a soft-field takeoff.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2018
  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?model=2990001&year=2018

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