# Accident 20080110010009A: Heideb CORSARIOMK5, Canyon Lake, CA, January 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Canyon Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8847° N, 117.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8847&lon=-117.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9639H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9639H-2009-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heidebrecht Dennis CORSARIO MK-5 (registry code 05620WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/heidebrecht-dennis-corsario-mk-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F30 (registry code 33730, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEIDEB CORSARIOMK5
- Reported engine: HIRTH F30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080110010009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RAVINE ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF CANYON LAKE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND 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 SEA08LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA058), Jan 10, 2008: Corsario MK-5 (N9639H), Perris, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering.

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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