# Accident 20170809012879A: 2017 Rose Herbert D. PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER, Tower City, PA, August 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tower City, PA
- Airport: Bendigo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5589° N, 76.5597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5589&lon=-76.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709HR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709HR-2019-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rose Herbert D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER (registry code 05635XW, https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-herbert-d-pietenpol-air-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EJ22 (registry code 59053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ej22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 2017 ROSE HERBERT D. PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170809012879A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE CAMERA RECORDED TAXI, TAKEOFF, STALL AND IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO YAW SEVERAL TIMES DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STEEPLY, BEGAN TO TURN TO THE LEFT, AIRCRAFT STALLED, ROTATED LEFT AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERA VIDEO FORWARDED TO NTSB.

## 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 ERA17LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA269), Aug 9, 2017: Rose Herbert D Pietenpol AIR Camper (N709HR), Tower City, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to fainting as a result of complications from a previously undiagnosed heart condition.

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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