- Date
- October 5, 2007, 09:42 local (14:42 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3635NDusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- CIN FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071005021879A
- Case key
- 66989
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Probable cause
The altitude not maintained by the pilot for a turning maneuver.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane received substantial damage on impact with terrain. The pilot reported that the right wing followed by the rest of the airplane contacted the ground during a turn at an altitude of approximately 5-15 feet above the ground. There were no injuries. The pilot later recommended flying at an altitude of about 10-18 feet above the ground while turning to prevent an accident.
Factual narrative
The airplane received substantial damage on impact with terrain. The pilot reported that the right wing followed by the rest of the airplane contacted the ground during a turn at an altitude of approximately 5-15 feet above the ground. There were no injuries. The pilot later recommended flying at an altitude of about 10-18 feet above the ground while turning to prevent an accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3635N
- Reported as
- Dusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Dusenberry, Mark 1905 Wright, 15 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Air race/show · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pilot
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- KFFO · Dayton, OH
- Destination
- KFFO · Dayton, OH
- Airport
- KFFO · Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 1, 2006
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 1 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 17,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Observed at
- KFFO, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3635N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.