Diamond DA20-C1 N165DC

Summary

On 12 October 2015 at about 08:49 local time, a Diamond DA20-C1 registered N165DC, operated by Lari L. GEE, was involved in an accident near Waskom, Texas, 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

12 October 2015 at 08:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Waskom, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Harrison County (KASL)

Coordinates

32.5206, -94.3078

Aircraft

Diamond DA20-C1

Registration

N165DC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Lari L. GEE

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marshall → Marshall

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN16LA018

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to operate the airplane without the owner’s permission and his lack of preflight planning, which resulted a total loss of engine power due fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a cross-country flight in the airplane without the owner's permission. While en route, the pilot reported to air traffic controllers that the engine had lost power and that he did not think he would be able to glide to the destination airport. He also said that it was dark and that he could not see anything below him. The pilot made a forced landing in a field 6.9 miles east of his destination, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. No fuel was found in the fuel tanks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.