Diamond DA20-C1 N206ND

Summary

On 1 June 2014 at about 15:15 local time, a Diamond DA20-C1 registered N206ND, operated by Kosair Inc, was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado, 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.

Date

1 June 2014 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Vance Brand (KLMO)

Coordinates

40.1691, -105.2099

Aircraft

Diamond DA20-C1

Registration

N206ND

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Kosair Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Longmont → Longmont

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA267

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the engine lost all power after the airplane took off and climbed to about 400 feet. He then made a forced landing to a field adjacent to the airport. The airplane struck the ground nose first and skidded about 150 feet before coming to a stop; the nose gear was sheared off. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, only a few drops of fuel were recovered from the wing and gascolator fuel drains; no fuel could be seen in either tank. The pilot noted that fuel had been leaking from the tanks for three days before the examination. However, even if minimal fuel had been present during the accident flight, more than a few drops should have drained out of the gascolator drain. Had the pilot done a thorough preflight inspection, he should have noted the lack of fuel in the tanks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.