What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 2, 2009, about 1445 pacific daylight time, a william a. davenport dav-ez, experimental amateur built airplane. N7CE, sustained substantial damage following an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (smo), Santa Monica, California. The certificated private, the sole occupant, received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned local flight, which was operating in accordance with 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. A flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2009, ABOUT 1445 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A WILLIAM A. DAVENPORT DAV-EZ, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE. N7CE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AT THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SMO), SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.