Accident · 2008-09-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2008-09-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-20-C-1 (N939DA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Doss Aviation Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Doss Aviation Inc
Probable cause
The student pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding larger aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's failure to intervene.
Source: NTSB case DFW08TA225Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 25 | Class 2 (2008-07-01) | 1,025 total · 288 in this make/model · 915 as PIC |
| Student pilot | Student | None | 23 | Class 3 (2008-07-01) | 6 total · 6 in this make/model · 6 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.