# Accident 20081007850139A: Inizi 600SPORT, Malibu, CA, October 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2008, 17:15 local time
- Place: Malibu, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0361° N, 118.6669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0361&lon=-118.6669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454SA-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT (registry code 060003R, https://openairdocs.org/model/iniziative-industriali-italian-sky-arrow-600-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INIZI 600SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007850139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM SANTA MONICA AIRPORT.  THE SURVIVING PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY WERE ABOUT 1000' MSL, OFFSHORE AND STRAIGHT AND LEVEL.  THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS BEING IN THE WATER.  HE BELIEVES THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

## 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 WPR09FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA005), Oct 8, 2008: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY Arrow 600 (N454SA), Malibu, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low-altitude maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform a maneuver at a low altitude that was insufficient to…

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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