Diamond DA-20 N992CT

Summary

On 2 December 2016 at about 20:07 local time, a Diamond DA-20 registered N992CT was involved in an accident near Payson, Utah, 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

2 December 2016 at 20:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Payson, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.0644, -111.7267

Aircraft

Diamond DA-20

Registration

N992CT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar City → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA088

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, while on a cross-country flight, the weather deteriorated at the destination airport. He decided to complete a touch-and-go landing at an airport along the route and then return to the departure airport. The student pilot further reported that, when he began the flight back to his original point of departure, the airplane had about 3/4 tank of fuel remaining, and a headwind was present. About 10 to 15 nautical miles from the original departure airport, the fuel supply was exhausted, and the student pilot made a forced landing in a field. During the forced landing, the right wing struck a tree and was substantially damaged. The student pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.