# Accident 20230424008439A: Lambert Franklin D THATCHER CX4, West Palm Beach, FL, April 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2023, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6586° N, 80.1942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6586&lon=-80.1942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7555X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7555X-2024-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lambert Franklin D THATCHER CX4 (registry code 05625C0, https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-franklin-d-thatcher-cx4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAMBERT FRANKLIN D THATCHER CX4
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424008439A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATION THATCHER CX4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 162 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOLF CLUB, IMPACTING THREE PALM TREES, DESTROYING AIRCRAFT AND PILOT SUSTAINING SEROUS INJURIES. THE PILOT TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOSPITAL AND WAS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

## 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 ERA23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA206), Apr 24, 2023: Thatcher CX4 (N7555X), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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