# Accident 20071005021879A: Amtr WRIGHTFLYER, Wright Patters, OH, October 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2007, 09:42 local time
- Place: Wright Patters, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8261° N, 84.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8261&lon=-84.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3635N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3635N-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dusenberry Mark J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER (registry code 05619YO, https://openairdocs.org/model/dusenberry-mark-j-1905-wright-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WRIGHTFLYER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005021879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAUNCHED FROM THE RAIL. WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED. THE PILOT MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN TO FLY AROUND THE "U" SHAPED COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN FREQUENTLY AS IT FLEW. AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN, IT SETTLED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE LOWER RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 CHI08CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA001), Oct 5, 2007: Dusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer (N3635N), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The altitude not maintained by the pilot for a turning maneuver.

## Other reports on N3635N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091001053919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001053919A), Oct 1, 2009: Dusenberry 1905 WRIGHT (N3635N), Wright Patterso, OH, Substantial damage. The aircraft was launched from a rail using a weight to catapult the aircraft. The pilot was flying a straight flight path. The aircraft pitched up and down as…

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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