Diamond DA20 N989PA accident near Fairfield, Utah, August 23, 2023
Diamond DA20, registration N989PA, operated by N989PA LLC, was involved in an accident near Fairfield, Utah on August 23, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA324 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:03 UTC, at 4,700 ft and 62 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 30 km from Tooele (KT62).
The nearest weather report, from KPVU (31 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Diamond DA20-C1 registered in United States (Mode S ADCDD9).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 23, 2023
- Location
- Fairfield, Utah
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA20
- Registration
- N989PA
- Operator
- N989PA LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA324 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Tooele (KT62)
- Recorded flight
- 31 min, max 9,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:03 UTC, 4,700 ft, 62 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA324; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.