MINR · DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 · 2014-01-29 · Fort Carson, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14TA126
Event ID
20140130X20427
Type
Accident
Date
2014-01-29
Location
Fort Carson, CO, USA
Coordinates
38.678611, -104.754997
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Model
DA20-C1
Registration
N959DA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's loss of control after takeoff following a wake turbulence encounter from a preceding helicopter. Contributing to the accident were the flight instructor's misidentification of the helicopter type and a lack of Federal Aviation Administration wake turbulence separation criteria for a small airplane following a helicopter.