# NTSB NYC08CA032: Brand, Richard Bateleur 2000, N38PC, West Ossipee, NH, November 11, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 11, 2007, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: West Ossipee, NH
- Coordinates: 43.825279, -71.163887
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8253&lon=-71.1639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67061/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA032

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, while practicing aerobatics.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - stall/spin - intentional
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The pilot was practicing an aerobatic routine for an upcoming airshow.  The airplane was at an altitude of 3,500 feet, when the pilot performed a loop, with a snap roll.  The airplane subsequently entered a diving left spin.  The pilot was unable to recover from the spin, and as the airplane descended through 1,750 feet, he released the canopy and parachuted from the airplane successfully.  The airplane impacted the ground and was destroyed.  The pilot stated he had practiced the maneuver on previous occasions without incident.  He did not report any mechanical malfunctions of the airplane or flight controls.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of an amateur built Bateleleur 2000, was practicing an aerobatic routine for an upcoming airshow.  The airplane was at an altitude of 3,500 feet, when the pilot performed a loop, with a snap roll.  The airplane subsequently entered a diving left spin.  The pilot was unable to recover from the spin, and as the airplane descended through 1,750 feet, he released the canopy and parachuted from the airplane successfully.  The airplane impacted the ground and was destroyed.  The pilot stated he had practiced the maneuver on previous occasions without incident.  He did not report any mechanical malfunctions of the airplane or flight controls.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38PC-2008-01-16), registration cancelled 2008-01-16, S/N RJB4061, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Brand, Richard Bateleur 2000
- Registry model: [Brand Richard J BATELEUR 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/brand-richard-j-bateleur-2000) (registry code 05616NR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: RJB4061
- Airframe hours: 180
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lochland D. Jeffries
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2007
- Departed: NH69, West Ossipee, NH
- Destination: NH69, West Ossipee, NH
- Airport: NH69, Windsock Village Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2007; seat: front; flight hours: 10,629 total, 6 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days, 87 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: IZG, 50 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 20071111829739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071111829739A), Nov 11, 2007: Brand BATELEUR2000, Ossipee, NH, Destroyed. (-23) On 11/11/07 at 11:02 am local, N38PC a bateleur 2000 an amateur built experimental biplane crashed into the ground in west Ossipee, NH. The pilot…

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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