# Accident 20120608013829A: Bowen Christopher W DOGBEE, Wrens, GA, June 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2012, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wrens, GA
- Airport: Wrens Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2264° N, 82.3928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2264&lon=-82.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1481-2012-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowen Christopher W DOGBEE (registry code 056294D, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowen-christopher-w-dogbee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWEN CHRISTOPHER W DOGBEE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608013829A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SHARP 180 DEGREE LEFT HAND TURN AROUND 40 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE STUDENT PILOTS LICENSE NUMBER FOR THE PILOT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THIS NUMBER IS NOT RECONIZED IN THE ATQA SYSTEM.  FAMILY OF THE PILOT COULD NOT LOCATE HIS FLIGHT RECORD OR AIRCRAFT LOG.

## 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 ERA12LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA386), Jun 8, 2012: Bowen Christopher W Dogbee (N1481), Wrens, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during a low-altitude maneuver for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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