# NTSB CHI82FA357: Flitecraft Senior Aero, N119P, Footville, WI, September 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Footville, WI
- Coordinates: 42.670524, -89.210388 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6705&lon=-89.2104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA357
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70698/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA357

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, maneuvering
  - wing - deteriorated (cause)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - inaccurate, other maintenance personnel (contributing factor)
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wing,spar - overload (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wing - separation (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOR THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ONE WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT (AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL) ENTER A NOSE HIGH (STRAIGHT UP) ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A NOSE LOW (STRAIGHT DOWN) ATTITUDE. A SPIN THEN DEVELOPED. TWO OTHER WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING RECOVERY AND THE PLANE CRASHED. EVIDENCE OF DRY ROT WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING SPARS. A CO-OWNER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REBUILT IN 1976, BUT THE SPARS WERE NOT REBUILT. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON 7/20/82. THE WING SPARS WERE EXAMINED AND JUDGED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. REPORTEDLY, ALL OF THE SPAR AREA WAS NOT EXAMINED DUE TO ACCESSABILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED FOR AEROBATICS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N119P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119P-1984-08-06), registration cancelled 1984-08-06, S/N JCK-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLITECRAFT SENIOR AERO (SENIOR AER)
- Registry model: [Flite Craft SENIOR AERO SPORT 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/flite-craft-senior-aero-sport-10) (registry code 0560103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: JCK1
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290-D2 135 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: L.Boettcher & D. Wendorf
- Registered owner: L.Boettcher & D. Wendorf
- Departed: C, BRODHEAD, WI
- Destination: C, BRODHEAD, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 300 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820918046999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918046999A), Sep 18, 1982: Amtr AEROSPORT10, Footville, WI, Destroyed. Lost a wing during a spin recovery. Aircraft not approved for aerobatics. Dry rot in wood wing spars,rusty bolts.

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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