Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse, N643DC, accident occurred on June 24, 2026, near Nephi, Utah

 This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N643DC

- History of Flight:
On June 24, 2026, at about 0850 local time, a Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse, N643DC, registered to Skywest Leasing Inc, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Nephi, Utah. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local training flight originated from Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (SPK/KSPK), Spanish Fork, Utah, at 0741.

The FAA reported that the airplane crashed in a field due to an engine failure. ADS-B data shows that the airplane departed Spanish Fork and proceeded southwest and climbed to 8,800 ft. About 30 minutes after takeoff, the airplane entered a 360 turn and started a descent to 5,300 ft. 11 minutes later, the airplane entered a left hand turn and started flying on the opposite direction (northeast) while climbing to 9,400 ft. Towards the end of the track, it appears the airplane was trying to fly to Nephi (U14), but ended up landing near a highway.

Figure 1: Flight Track

Figure 2: Towards end of track

- Weather:

METAR KU14 241435Z AUTO 18009KT 9SM CLR 27/07 A3012 RMK AO2

METAR KU14 241455Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 28/04 A3012 RMK AO2