DA42 Down in North Carolina

tjmoody · Post by **tjmoody** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:23 pm

Looks like no injuries which is great news:

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/08/d ... ident.html

Appears that it had the Lycoming 360s. Will be very interested to learn more! I've spent a lot of time behind those engines in other planes.

pietromarx · Post by **pietromarx** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:31 pm

The FAA registration says that it is Thielert: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquir ... Txt=N906ER

tjmoody · Post by **tjmoody** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:47 pm

Interesting. I was going off the picture of the accident airplane that has DA42-L360 on this side.

CFIDave · Post by **CFIDave** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:52 pm

Because the tail number ends in "ER," it's an ex-Embry-Riddle U aircraft. When Thielert went bankrupt in 2008, but before the Austro AE300 had been certified for the DA42, Embry-Riddle converted its TDI fleet to Lycoming IO-360s. (They've long since replaced these avgas DA42s with DA42-VI Austro-engined aircraft.)

So the accident aircraft may very well have been equipped with a pair of avgas IO-360s rather than Thielert/Continental diesels.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:51 pm

The NC crash might not be a loss of power based on the pilot's statement.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:02 am

The preliminary on the NC crash is on the NTSB site and it makes for very interesting reading.

Boatguy · Post by **Boatguy** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am

Rich wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:02 am The preliminary on the NC crash is on the NTSB site and it makes for very interesting reading.

I can't find it. Would you mind posting a link?

Thanks!

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:05 am

Boatguy wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am
Rich wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:02 am The preliminary on the NC crash is on the NTSB site and it makes for very interesting reading.
I can't find it. Would you mind posting a link?

Thanks!

The NTSB CAROL query builder (required for items later than 2008) makes it hard to provide a link. I haven't yet figured out how to do that. Use "Diamond" for aircraft make and "42" in the model "contains" field. As it happens it's currently the latest (top) entry.

tjmoody · Post by **tjmoody** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:54 pm

As suggested, creating a separate thread for this accident. Attached is the NTSB preliminary.

Interesting reading ...

pietromarx · Post by **pietromarx** » Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:40 pm

That's a cascading / overlapping set of unfortunate things. Engines turning off. AHRS turning off. Trim / pitch control not working.

They are a (skilled and) lucky couple of guys.

edit: added testimony to their skills.