# Accident 20070728020139A: Opusms BD02, Dayton, OH, July 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2007, 14:38 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9042° N, 84.2214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9042&lon=-84.2214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98MF-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Opus Motorsports BD02 (registry code 060003M, https://openairdocs.org/model/opus-motorsports-bd02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OPUSMS BD02
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728020139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AIR SHOW AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 28, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FATALLY CRASHED AFTER A LOOP AND SPINNING MANEUVER. PILOT LOG BOOK NOT AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI07LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA237), Jul 28, 2007: Opus Motorsports BD02 (N98MF), Dayton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain during the aerobatic maneuver. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's restricted ability to see the terrain and the oil smoke present…

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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