Diamond DA 20-C1 accident near Alamo Lake State Park, AZ
On December 20, 2008, a Diamond DA 20-C1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alamo Lake State Park, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 20, 2008
- Place
- Alamo Lake State Park, AZ
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.287°N, 113.571°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081221X52007
Official records · WPR09FA062
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Radar Targets - 1200 Codes: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 20, 2008, about 1521 mountain standard time, a Diamond DA 20-C1, N4196M, experienced an in-flight loss of control and descended into terrain about 1/2 mile northwest of the Alamo Lake State Park. The accident site is about 32 miles north of Wenden, Arizona. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was killed during the solo instructional flight. The airplane was operated by Sabena Airline Training Center, Inc., Mesa, Arizona. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan was filed, but was not opened. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and it originated from Falcon Field, Mesa, about 1140. Earlier during the morning of December 20, about 1028, the pilot telephoned the Prescott Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and filed a round robin flight plan from Falcon Field to Lake Havasu City Airport, Lake Havasu, Arizona, and return. The pilot informed the AFSS briefer that his cruise altitude would be 6,500 feet mean sea level (msl). He advised the briefer that he would acquire fuel at Lake Havasu before commencing the return portion of the flight. The airplane's flight track and altitude were subsequently reconstructed by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator using data from the following sources: (1) nonvolatile memory contained in the airplane's Guardian Mobility SkyTrax global positioning system (GPS) data logger; and (2) FAA recorded radar supplemented by the airplane's Mode C altitude reporting transpo
Probable cause
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
