# Accident 20050930026079A: Amtr NIEUPORT28, Dayton, OH, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 10:16 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Wright Patterson Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7750° N, 84.1106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7750&lon=-84.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62610, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whyte Howard A NIEUPORT 28 (registry code 05617TR, https://openairdocs.org/model/whyte-howard-a-nieuport-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 40 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930026079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AIRSHOW EVENT AT WPAFB, OHIO AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT NIEUPORT 28 TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS RUNWAY AT THE AIRFORCE MUSEUM FOR A FLYBY DEMONSTRATION. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 IAD05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA144), Sep 30, 2005: Howard Whyte Nieuport 28 (N62610), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the installation of incorrect spring type terminal contacts which were accidentally supplied by the engine distributor.

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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