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FAA accident report · Dicken BATHTUB · Brodhead, WI · May 5, 2008

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Date
May 5, 2008 · 17:03 local
Place
Brodhead, WI
Airport
Brodhead
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N538
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08LA123
Reported as
Dicken Bathtub
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N538Registered now · Dickenson BATHTUBS/N 101 · Built 2007Airframe modelDickenson BATHTUBEngine modelHeath Avn B4Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 5, 2008, at approximately 1700 cdlt the pilot of an amateur built aircraft, dickerson Bathtub, on final approach to runway 03 at broadhead airport, broadhead WI (C37) lost directional control. Visual meterorological condition prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated at broadhead airport with the intent of a short aircraft familiarization flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 5, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDLT THE PILOT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, DICKERSON BATHTUB, ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AT BROADHEAD AIRPORT, BROADHEAD WI (C37) LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BROADHEAD AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT OF A SHORT AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08LA123Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBroadhead, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 5, 2008 · Destroyed