# Accident 20030104000279A: Amtr DA5A, Apple Valley, CA, January 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2003, 08:20 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5792° N, 117.1861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5792&lon=-117.1861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7053U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7053U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Farmer R B DA5-A (registry code 05616EP, https://openairdocs.org/model/farmer-r-b-da5-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104000279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JANUARY 4, 2003, ABOUT 0820 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL FARMER R B, DA5-A, N7053U, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND COLLIDED WITH A BUS DURING A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 18, NEAR LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED; NO ONE IN THE BUS WAS INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. (-23) ON JANUARY 4, 2003, AT 08:30 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL FARMER R.B. EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA059), Jan 4, 2003: Farmer R B DA5-A (N7053U), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the detonation of the number 1 and 3 cylinders and the subsequent over temperature of those cylinders and their corresponding pistons.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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