# Accident 20110709016089A: Dehavilland DHC-1, Benton, KS, July 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2011, 11:05 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Lloyd Stearman Field Benton Ai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7717° N, 97.1078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7717&lon=-97.1078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DH-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 (registry code 2801702, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709016089A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING SOME TOUCH AND GO'S AT BENTON FIELD, KANSAS (1 K1). EYE WITNESSES, WHO WERE FLYING A HELICOPTER IN THE BENTON FIELDTRAFFIC PATTERN, REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HALF MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 17. THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT 500 FT AGL, WHEN HE SUDDENLY BANKED HARD RIGHT OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN BACK TO LAND FOR TRAFFIC SPACING. IN HIS FIRST TURN, HE APPEARED TO EXPERIENCE A BUFFET ANDRECOVERED ON A NORTH HEADING AT ABOUT 200FT AGL. THEN THE PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND SPUN IN A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE GROUND ANDCRASHED ABOUT A HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 17 BENTON FIELD, KS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HIP AND HAD HEAD LACERATIONS. HE WASTRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE IS REPORTED IN FAIR CONDITION.THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE TO BENTON FIELD, AND IS STORED IN A HANGER. WE HAVE NOT VERBALLY RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE OWNER ATTHIS TIME.CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTED AT (MO) JABARA AIRPORT, WICHITA, KS1554 ZULU WINDS 150 14 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES CLEAR BELOW 12,000, TEMP 31 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT 21 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 2983.

## 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 CEN11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA466), Jul 9, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N22DH), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

## Other reports on N22DH (1)

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

- [Accident 19831120058369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058369A), Nov 20, 1983: Dhav DHC1 (N22DH), Orange, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Stall landed short of the runway. Cause of power loss unknown.

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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