# NTSB CHI08CA001: Dusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer, N3635N, Dayton, OH, October 5, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 5, 2007, 09:42 local (14:42 UTC)
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Coordinates: 39.8261111111111, -84.0483333333333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8261&lon=-84.0483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: CIN FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66989/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA001

## Probable cause

The altitude not maintained by the pilot for a turning maneuver.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3635N-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 1, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Dusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer
- Registry model: [Dusenberry Mark J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dusenberry-mark-j-1905-wright-flyer) (registry code 05619YO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 01
- Airframe hours: 1
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20071005021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005021879A), Oct 5, 2007: Amtr WRIGHTFLYER, Wright Patters, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was launched from the rail. Winds calm, visibility unrestricted. The pilot made a slight left turn to fly around the "u" shaped course. The…

## Other investigations on N3635N (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 CEN10LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA001), Oct 1, 2009: Dusenberry Mark J 1905 Wright Flyer (N3635N), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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.

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