Accident: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20 C1
Jan 19, 2015 · Shipshewana, IN
NTSB numberCEN15LA106Event id20150120X02856
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to impact ice obstructing the primary air induction system, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to operate the alternate air control. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of knowledge about using the alternate air control during an engine power loss.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20 C1
- Registration
- N979DC
- Year built
- 2005
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Kirsch Municipal Airport (IRS)10 nm (19 km) north-east
- Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH)13 nm (25 km) south-west
- Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport (HAI)15 nm (28 km) north
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