NTSB Identification: LAX01LA229

Accident occurred Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Reedley, CA

Aircraft:Smith George V FW-190, registration: N376FW

Injuries: 1 Serious.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the

final report has been completed.

On June 30, 2001, at 1750 hours Pacific daylight time, a Smith FW-190, N376FW, an experimental airplane, impacted terrain about

0.5-miles west of the Reedley Municipal Airport, Reedley, California, under undetermined circumstances. The aircraft was owned

and operated by the pilot, who was also the builder of the airplane. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot,

the sole occupant, received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14

CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot departed runway 33 on a local area demonstration flight for a new prospective

buyer.