# Accident 20071111829739A: Brand BATELEUR2000, Ossipee, NH, November 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2007, 11:02 local time
- Place: Ossipee, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8253° N, 71.1639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8253&lon=-71.1639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38PC-2008-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brand Richard J BATELEUR 2000 (registry code 05616NR, https://openairdocs.org/model/brand-richard-j-bateleur-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRAND BATELEUR2000
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,629 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071111829739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/11/07 AT 11:02 AM LOCAL, N38PC A BATELEUR 2000 AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL BIPLANE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND IN WEST OSSIPEE, NH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE ONLY OCCUPANT SAID THAT AFTER HE TOOK OFF FROM THE WINDSOCK VILLAGE AIRPORT (NH69) HE WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS OVER A SELF DESIGNATED AEROBATIC AREA NEAR THE AIRPORT. WHILE DOING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT ABOUT 3000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO RECOVER FROM THE DIVING SPIN UNTIL HIS ALTIMETER READ 1700 FEET. HE THEN EJECTED THE CANOPY AND BAILED OUT AT ABOUT 1500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEXT TO A DEAD END ROAD EAST OFF LOGAN WAY AND WEST OF OSSIPEE LAKE ROAD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARACHUTED SAFELY TO WITHIN 30 YARDS OF THE CRASH SITE WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY CONTROL SURFACE OR ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## 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 NYC08CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA032), Nov 11, 2007: Brand, Richard Bateleur 2000 (N38PC), West Ossipee, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, while practicing aerobatics.

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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