# Incident 20071019826889I: Rhnflu EA300L, Seal Beach, CA, October 19, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2007, 11:06 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EA300L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071019826889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:07 AM, N51E, EXTRA 300, SERIAL NUMBER 015 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING AN AEROBATIC TRAINING FLIGHT OVER THE OCEAN IN PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AT 3700 FEET. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND LANDED ON THE BEACH 1/8 MILE SOUTH OF THE SEAL BEACH PIER. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURY TO PERSONNEL.

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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