# Accident 20030915023349A: Amtr DSA1, Lake Wohlford, CA, September 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2003, 18:31 local time
- Place: Lake Wohlford, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1833° N, 117.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1833&lon=-117.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40DB-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Butzbach SMITH MINIPLANE DSA1 (registry code 8350221, https://openairdocs.org/model/butzbach-smith-miniplane-dsa1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DSA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915023349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1831 LOCAL PACIFIC TIME A SMITH MINI PLANE, N40DB, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FROM LAKE WOHLFORD, CALIFORNIA TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING FLIGHT MANEUVERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT FATALLY SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES THE FOLLOWING DAY, AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX03LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA289), Sep 16, 2003: Butzbach Smith Miniplane DSA1 (N40DB), Escondido, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's low level aerobatic maneuver and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.

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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