# Accident 20091001053919A: Dusenberry 1905 WRIGHT, Wright Patterso, OH, October 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wright Patterso, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1139° N, 83.6850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1139&lon=-83.6850&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: DUSENBERRY 1905 WRIGHT
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001053919A

## Narrative

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

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 IT PROCEEDED ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH.  ON THE LAST PITCH UP THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA001), Oct 1, 2009: Dusenberry Mark J 1905 Wright Flyer (N3635N), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N3635N (1)

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

- [Accident 20071005021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005021879A), Oct 5, 2007: Amtr WRIGHTFLYER (N3635N), Wright Patters, OH, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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