# Accident 20110730015819A: Wright B Flyer Inc WRIGHT B FLYER, Springfield, OH, July 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2011, 10:56 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8172° N, 83.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8172&lon=-83.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453WB-2013-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright B Flyer WRIGHT B FLYER (registry code 0566394, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-b-flyer-wright-b-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-C1B (registry code 41890, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-c1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WRIGHT B FLYER INC WRIGHT B FLYER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA528) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730015819A

## Narrative

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

AT 10:56 SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2011 THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL RECEIVED A CALL BY A WITNESS WHO SAW A PLANE FLYING LOW AND DIDN'T COME BACK UP. THEY RESPONDED TO FIND TWO ADULTS HAD DIED IN THE CRASH. THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT ON THE PROPERTY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 FAA INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND STARTED THE INVESTIGATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CEN11FA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA528), Jul 30, 2011: Wright B Flyer Wright B Flyer (N453WB), Springfield, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine thrust during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failed weld as a result of incomplete…

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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