# Accident 20080703839839A: EAABIPLANEB1, Rogers, NE, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 18:50 local time
- Place: Rogers, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4392° N, 97.0508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4392&lon=-97.0508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6WC-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chomo EAA BIPLANE B1 (registry code 3360301, https://openairdocs.org/model/chomo-eaa-biplane-b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAABIPLANEB1
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 180 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703839839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 03, 2008, EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, CHOMO ACROSPORT 1, EAA BIPLANE, N6WC, DEPARTED KOLU AND WAS OPERATED 14CFR PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT HEADED SOUTH AND EAST OVER BUTLER COUNTRY PERFORMING VARIOUS MANEUVERS OVER FRIENDS HOUSES AND LINWOOD, NE.  THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED NORTHEAST TOWARDS NORTH BEND, NE.  AT A LOCATION NORTH AND WEST OF NORTH BEND, NE, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES AND DESCENDED TO 25FT AGL, HEADING WEST UP THE PLATTE RIVER.  WITNESSES ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE SAME COURSE AND THEN STRUCK A CABLE THAT SPANS THE RIVER.  THE IMPACT WITH THE CABLE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASHING INTO THE RIVER APPROX 110-120 YARDS TO THE WEST OF THE CABLE.  THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 DEN08LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA120), Jul 3, 2008: Chomo EAA Biplane B1 (N6WC), Schuyler, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wire due to his diverted attention resulting in in-flight collision with the wire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to locate an…

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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