# Accident 20041015033759A: Amtr DR107, San Diego, CA, October 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Miramar Nas Base Ops
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8683° N, 117.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8683&lon=-117.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SH-2008-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Derosier Sean DR-107 (registry code 056068K, https://openairdocs.org/model/derosier-sean-dr-107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DR107
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,132 total, 375 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015033759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS AIR SHOW AT MIRAMAR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE DEROSIER DR-107 N31SH, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX05LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA007), Oct 15, 2004: DeRosier DR-107 (N31SH), San Diego, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while performing low-level aerobatic maneuvers.

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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