# NTSB IAD80FKW09: Der Jagger Wilson, N75BW, Loudon, TN, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Loudon, TN · LOUDON, TN
- Location: 35.7372° N, 84.3621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loudon, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7372&lon=-84.3621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FKW09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0250  80/2/24  NR.LOUDON,TN          DER JAGGER WILSON   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2900
        TIME - 1250                    N75BW               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISONVILLE,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT WTR DRG LOW PASS OVR LK,BUT REMAINED AIRBORNE TILL OVR LND.WOOD PROP TIPS FND IN WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75BW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75BW-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 181 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DER JAGGER WILSON
- Registry model: [Wilson DER JAGER D.IX WW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-der-jager-d-ix-ww-1) (registry code 0564659) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800224003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224003589A), Feb 24, 1980: Amtrwh DERJAGER, Loudon, TN, Destroyed. Pilot flew low over a lake. Airplane struck the water, demolishing the airplane.

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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