Diamond DA20-C1 N63PA

Summary

On 21 September 2005 at about 16:32 local time, a Diamond DA20-C1 registered N63PA, operated by Check-Six Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pleasanton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 September 2005 at 16:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasanton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.9883, -98.5058

Aircraft

Diamond DA20-C1

Registration

N63PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Check-Six Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05FA244

2 people died.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was the low altitude flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 5,406-hour flight instructor was demonstrating a forced landing by simulating a loss of engine power when the single-engine airplane struck unmarked power lines approximately 30 feet above the ground. The training flight was the second flight for the student, who was a military officer enrolled in a government undergraduate flight training program. There were no reported witnesses to the accident, and no distress calls were received from the pilot. A postimpact fire consumed the composite airframe. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and there were no obstructions to visibility at the time of the accident. Flight control continuity was established, and no mechanical anomalies or overdue inspections were noted with the engine or the airframe.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.