# Accident 20150930020639A: Blankenship John H FW2TDXLS, Bartlesville, OK, September 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2015, 09:29 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Bartlesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7633° N, 96.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7633&lon=-96.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903AB-2018-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blankenship John H FW2TDXLS (registry code 056244H, https://openairdocs.org/model/blankenship-john-h-fw2tdxls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANKENSHIP JOHN H FW2TDXLS
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,646 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150930020639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON  35 DEPARTURE, APPROXITLY 60 DEGREES AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING LEFT. PILOT APPLIED RUDDER AND AILERON INPUT, HAD NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY INCREASED TURN, PILOT CHOPPED THE THROTTLE AND TRIED  TO SAVE THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT HIT 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 CEN15LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA437), Sep 30, 2015: Capella Aircraft Corporation ( FW2TDXLS (N903AB), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.

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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