NTSB Identification: CEN16LA018
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, October 12, 2015 in Waskom, TX
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/01/2016
Aircraft: DIAMOND DA20-C1, registration: N165DC
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
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.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
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.
October 12, 2015, at 0349 central daylight time, the pilot of a Diamond DA20-C1, made a night forced landing after the engine lost power near Waskom, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered a private individual and was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Marshall (ASL), Texas, had flown to Shreveport, Louisiana, and was en route back to ASL
The pilot told air traffic controllers that the engine had lost power, and that he did not think he would be able to glide to the airport in Marshall. He also said it was dark and he could not see anything below him. The pilot made a forced landing about 6.9 miles east of ASL.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors examined the airplane and reported finding no fuel in the fuel tanks. The pilot, however, was adamant that he had fuel on board. The airplane reportedly had been taken without the owner's permission. The pilot was placed under arrest.
HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KSLA) -
A man is facing charges following a small plane crash in Harrison County, TX early Monday morning.
Texas DPS troopers say 30-year-old Nathan Henley of Minden, LA was flying a Diamond DA20 plane that crashed west of Waskom near the intersection of Akin Rd. and Birdwell Ln.
Taylor Bosbury, 21, of Bossier was also in the plane.
No injuries were reported, according to the Texas DPS troopers.
The owner of the plane says Henley took it without permission Sunday. She says Henley told her he was going to have the plane washed before a flight class scheduled for Monday. Instead of washing it, the owner said he took it on a joy ride.
Henley reportedly left from a Marshall airport around 4:00 a.m. before the plane stalled and crash landed into a pasture with horses.
The owner of the plane said despite knowing Henley, she has no choice but to file charges since the plane is a total loss. He is charged with unauthorized use of a flying aircraft.
"It's very disturbing to me. Not only did he take it without my permission, he crashed it," said the owner, Larry Gee. "It's very upsetting"
Bosbury was not charged.
Source: http://www.ksla.com
HARRISON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -
One person has been arrested following a Monday morning small plane crash in Harrison County, according to the Department of Public Safety.
A DPS official confirmed the arrest Monday. Harrison County officials and DPS are investigating the crash.
According to the owner, the plane was taken without permission. Officials arrested Nathan Henley, 30, of Minden, Louisiana in connection with the theft.
Two people were aboard the Diamond DA20 single engine plane when it crashed around 4 a.m., near the intersection of Birdwell Lane and Akin Road west of Waskom. The pilot, Henley, and his passenger Taylor Bosbury, 21, of Bossier, Louisiana were not injured in the crash.
The plane had just taken off from the Harrison County Airport when it went down. The pilot told authorities they were flying around when the engine seemed to lose power. The official cause of the crash has not been determined by officials. The aircraft was owned by Bayou Aviation, an official with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office said.
The owner, Lari Gee, said Henley told them he was going to have the plane washed before a flight class scheduled for Monday. Instead of washing it, he took it on a joy ride. The plane is considered a loss. Henley is charged with unauthorized use of a flying aircraft.
“It’s very disturbing to me. Not only did he take it without permission, he crashed it, so it’s very upsetting,” said Gee.
Henley had taken flight lessons from Gee's now defunct Bayou Aviation a few years ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating the incident.
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