# Accident 20090802014589A: Amtr DAVEZ, Santa Monica, CA, August 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2009, 14:47 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0200° N, 118.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0200&lon=-118.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7CE-2010-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davenport William A DAV-EZ (registry code 05607O0, https://openairdocs.org/model/davenport-william-a-dav-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DAVEZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090802014589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA380), Aug 2, 2009: Davenport DAVE-EZ (N7CE), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during 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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