# Dickenson BATHTUB

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056199R
- Manufacturer (registry): DICKENSON
- Model: BATHTUB
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/dickenson-bathtub

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N538](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538): [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM), [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River), built 2007, S/N 101

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI08LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA123), May 5, 2008: Dickenson Bathtub (N538), Broadhead, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20080505835559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505835559A), May 5, 2008: Dicken BATHTUB (N538), Brodhead, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On may 5, 2008, at approximately 1700 cdlt the pilot of an amateur built aircraft, dickerson Bathtub, on final approach to runway 03 at broadhead…

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