ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348997
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 2023 |
| Time: | 16:53 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star XLS |
| Owner/operator: | 453DS Aircraft Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N453DS |
| MSN: | 40.1123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field (KSPK), UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field, UT (KSPK) |
| Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field, UT (KSPK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 21, 2023, about 1653 mountain standard time, a Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 40, N453DS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, he and a passenger departed Spanish Fork Municipal Airport (SPK) for a flight around the area. While about five miles west of SPK, at an altitude of about 10,500 ft mean sea level (msl), they heard a loud sound and saw something depart through the top of the engine cowling. The engine began to run rough along with smoke emanating from the engine area. The pilot noticed that the oil pressure had dropped to zero and the audible oil pressure alarm had activated.
The pilot turned the fuel selector valve to OFF, pulled the mixture to idle cutoff, and opened the window as they made an emergency descent. He stated that during the descent, sparks and pieces of metal were coming out of the cowling. He added that there was a significant amount of smoke in the cockpit, and that it began to clear as he continued his decent towards SPK. The pilot configured the airplane for landing, and upon touchdown on runway 12, the nosewheel collapsed. Once the airplane came to rest, it erupted in flames which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://kjzz.com/news/local/small-plane-catches-fire-mid-air-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-at-spanish-fork-airport
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/after-catching-fire-airborne-plane-able-to-land-in-spanish-fork/
https://kslnewsradio.com/2067184/plane-on-fire-at-spanish-fork-airport/
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/a-burning-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-spanish-fork-airport-in-utah
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResultnNumberTxt=453DS
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N453DS/history/20231221/2339Z/KSPK/KSPK
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/724163_1686831376.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
The two occupants of a Diamond Star DA-40 are safe after the plane experienced an engine fire approx. 10,000 feet in the air over Utah Lake.
— Spanish Fork Police, Fire & EMS (@SpanishForkPDFE) December 22, 2023
Read the story: https://t.co/sFsHI6CRZc pic.twitter.com/3izoftf0hZ
Wow. This plane was clearly destroyed in the fire. I’m so glad the people who were inside are okay. @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/Ht8jPPFdmP
— Amanda Gilbert (@AGilbertReports) December 22, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 07:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:28 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:31 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:32 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Dec-2023 07:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2023 15:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2024 11:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
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