Diamond DA 20-C1 N644DC
11 September 2008 · Stevensville, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 2008 at about 16:17 local time, a Diamond DA 20-C1 registered N644DC, operated by Chesapeake Proflight, was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stevensville, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bay Bridge Airport (W29)
- Coordinates
- 38.9764, -76.3297
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1
- Registration
- N644DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chesapeake Proflight
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stevensville → Stevensville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA313
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot stated that as he was initiating a takeoff on runway 11, he increased engine power and rudder input. During the takeoff roll, the student pilot rotated the airplane about 55 knots, and the nose landing gear lifted off the runway. The right wing then rose up and the airplane yawed to the left. The student pilot tried to correct aileron input; however, he moved the control stick rearward, but not to the side. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and struck an embankment. During the impact, the airplane sustained damage to the landing gear, right wing, propeller, and fuselage. The reported wind at an airport 12 miles west of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 110 degrees at 7 knots. The student pilot reported a total flight experience of 13.5 hours, all of which was in the make and model accident airplane and accumulated during the 30 days preceding the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Alamo Lake State Park, Arizona, United States | Sabena Airline Training Center, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation IFS | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | Falcon Aviation Academy | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C-1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2008 | Cessna 172S | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Chesapeake ProFlight, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Dean Patrick G GENESIS | Laurel, Maryland, United States | Patrick G. Dean | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2008 | Costruzioni Aeronautiche P2002 SIERRA | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C | Taneytown, Maryland, United States | John Krans | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Dufault Mark V PITTS S-1D | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 2008 | James Dayton PIT BULL JD-3 | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |