# Accident 20030221002329A: Amtr BD10, San Mateo Point, February 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Mateo Point
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3614° N, 117.6236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3614&lon=-117.6236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7FF-2006-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Everett Frank BD-10 (registry code 05605ES, https://openairdocs.org/model/everett-frank-bd-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BD10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221002329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/21/03 AT 1630 LCL, PILOT OF N7FF, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BD-10 JET AIRCRAFT, REPORTED A MAYDAY TO LA CENTER THAT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF DANA POINT, CA. PILOT BODY WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE BY USCG, WITH PARACHUTE AND LIFE VEST INTACT. PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED, AND VEST WAS NOT INFLATED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE SALVAGED BY USCG REVEALED MAIN WING REMAINED INTACT, WITH ALL OTHER PARTS RECOVERED FRAGMENTS OF AIRFRAME. THE TAIL SECTION INCLUDING THE ENGINE, COCKPIT AND ALL LANDING GEAR WERE NOT RECOVERED. PRELIMINARY REPORT, INVESTIGATION NOT COMPLETED, AMENDED 8020-23 TO FOLLOW WHEN FSDO INVESTIGATION COMPLETE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 02/12/03 AT 1630 LCL, PILOT OF N7FF, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BD-10 JET AIRCRAFT, REPORTED A MAYDAY TO LA CENTER THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND BREAKING UP. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 3 NM WEST OF SAN MATEO POINT, CA. PILOT BODY WAS RECOVERED BY USCG WITH PARACHUTE AND LIFE VEST INTACT. PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND LEFT VEST WAS NOT INFLATED. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE INSPECTION DID NOT INDI           CATE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF WHERE THE FUSELAGE BREAKUP HAD STARTED. THE WING SECTION WAS RECOVERED INTACT, WITH MOST OTHER CONTROL SURFACES, AND VARIOUS AIRFRAME PANELS, SEAT CUSHIONS, FUEL BLADDERS & BAFFELS, BULKHEADS, STIFFNERS, AND NOSE CONE. MAJOR COMPONENTS NOT SALVAGED INCLUDED THE TAIL SECTION INCLUDING ENGINE, FORWARD COCKPIT INCLUDING INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS, AND ALL LANDING GEAR.

## 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 LAX03LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA092), Feb 22, 2003: Everett BD-10 (N7FF), Dana Point, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight breakup of the experimental airplane for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N7FF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981106040849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981106040849I), Nov 6, 1998: Amtr BD10 (N7FF), Perryville, MO, Minor damage. (-5)The r/h main landing gear retract/extend actuator failed internally during gear retraction shortly after take off which did not allow the r/h gear to fully…

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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