# N75EW: 2004 Moore David DM-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moore David DM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-david-dm-1) (registry code 05616IX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1957
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2004
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2014
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AA1829
- Registered owner: [Clements Kenneth B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEMENTS%20KENNETH%20B)
- Location: [Laguna Niguel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Laguna%20Niguel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5301° N, 117.7029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92677, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75EW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Moore David DM-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA107), Dec 25, 2008: Moore David DM-1 (N75EW), Salters, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing following an autorotation that resulted from the separation of the red main rotor blade cap that led to the uncontrolled movement of the cyclic, autorotation and a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20081225856819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081225856819A), Dec 25, 2008: Moore DM1 (N75EW), Salters, SC, Destroyed. (-23) On December 25, 2008, at approximately 1450 local time, an experimental amateur built helicopter owned by haddock flying service of Salters, SC was being…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Moore David DM-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-david-dm-1/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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