# Accident 20071228830099A: Amtr SONEX, Murrieta, CA, December 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5728° N, 117.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5728&lon=-117.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365SX-2010-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hein Richard A SONEX (registry code 05622RE, https://openairdocs.org/model/hein-richard-a-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071228830099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. COCKPIT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD.

## 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 SEA08LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA054), Dec 28, 2007: Hein Sonex (N365SX), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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