# Accident 20200624008679A: David Reser CX4, Upland, CA, June 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2020, 11:45 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1094° N, 117.6950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1094&lon=-117.6950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274DR-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David Reser CX4 (registry code 05635I0, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-reser-cx4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen 2400 (registry code 63504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-2400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID RESER CX4
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN 2400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624008679A

## Narrative

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

A HOME BUILT CXR ATTEMPTED A HIGH SPEED LANDING AT CABLE AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING THE PROPELLER HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. HE STRUCK THE GROUND AND NOSED INTO A DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY 6; NO FIRE REPORTED.

## 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 WPR20LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA193), Jun 24, 2020: Thatcher CX4 (N274DR), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight separation of the propeller assembly due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s restricted visibility during landing, which resulted in an…

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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