# Accident 20061125025399A: Amtr INTERAVIAE3, San Pedro, CA, November 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2006, 13:18 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7000° N, 118.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7000&lon=-118.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4426X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4426X-2008-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interavia E-3 (registry code 05603M7, https://openairdocs.org/model/interavia-e-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR INTERAVIAE3
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061125025399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES HAD INDICATED THAT THE A/C WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS OVER THE WATER JUST SOUTH OF THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA. REPORTS INDICATED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS LAST OBSERVED IT WAS HEADING EAST, WINGS LEVEL, AT APPROX 1,000 FT TO 1,500 FT ABOVE THE OCEAN WHEN IT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE BETWEEN 50 AND 70 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE WATER. ALL WITNESSES INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER DURING THE FINAL DESCENT. THE A/C SANK IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 LAX07LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA047), Nov 25, 2006: Interavia E-3 (N4426X), San Pedro, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4426X (1)

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

- [Accident 20000709010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000709010559A), Jul 9, 2000: N4426X, Watsonville, CA, No damage. (-23) On July 9, 2000, at 1530 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental interavia E-3, N4426X, made a forced landing after losing engine power while…

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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