# NTSB CHI76FEA01: Sidewinder Burrow, N18851, Noblesville, IN, July 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1975
- Place: Noblesville, IN · NOBLESVILLE, IN
- Location: 40.0456° N, 86.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noblesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0456&lon=-86.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3978   75/7/3    NOBLESVILLE,IN      SIDEWINDER BURROW   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 265
        TIME - 1415                    N18851              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KETTERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOBLESVILLE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED TO R,BECAME INVERTED.OBSVD SPINNING NOSE DWN FM ABT 400-600FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18851](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18851-1976-01-07), registration cancelled 1976-01-07, S/N 212210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIDEWINDER BURROW
- Registry model: [Burrow SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/burrow-sidewinder) (registry code 0564904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ketterman

## 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 19750703036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703036269A), Jul 3, 1975: Amtr 0564941, Noblesville, IN, Destroyed. Acft rolled to r,became inverted. Obsvd spinning nose dwn fm abt 400-600FT AGL.

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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