# NTSB Accident CEN15LA106
> **DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1** · 2015-01-19 · Shipshewana, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA106
- **Event ID:** 20150120X02856
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-01-19
- **Location:** Shipshewana, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.705833, -85.613052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
- **Model:** DA 20 C1
- **Registration:** N979DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to impact ice obstructing the primary air induction system, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to operate the alternate air control. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of knowledge about using the alternate air control during an engine power loss.

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