# Accident 20190807014149A: Davis Ferril R EXPRESS SERIES 2000, Camarillo, CA, August 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2019, 13:29 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43FD-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Ferril R EXPRESS SERIES 2000 (registry code 05612JI, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-ferril-r-express-series-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS FERRIL R EXPRESS SERIES 2000
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190807014149A

## Narrative

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

N43FD RADIOED CMA TOWER 5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS IN BOUND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26. ACCORDING A WITNESS FROM GROUND CONTROL N43FD APPEARED TO BE ESTABLISHED ON A 2 MILE FINAL. THEN ON SHORT FINAL ANOTHER WITNESS SAW N43FD PITCH UPWARDS PRIOR TO ENTERING A RIGHT BANKING TURN INTO THE GROUND. N43FD IMPACTED THE GROUND A 1000 FEET SHORT AND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 26.

## 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 WPR19FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA212), Aug 7, 2019: Wheeler Express Series 2000 (N43FD), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at an altitude that precluded…

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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