Opus Motorsports Llc BD02 accident near Dayton, OH
On July 28, 2007, an Opus Motorsports Llc BD02 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dayton, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 28, 2007
- Place
- Dayton, OH
- Aircraft
- Opus Motorsports Llc BD02 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.904°N, 84.221°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070808X01139
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2007, about 1437 eastern daylight time, N98MF, operated and registered by Opus Motorsports LLC as an experimental exhibition BD02 airplane, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during an airshow maneuver at the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), near Dayton, Ohio. A post impact fire occurred. The aerobatic flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The accident airplane and another airplane departed from DAY as a local flight of two performers in the airshow. A news reporter near the airshow, in part, stated: We watched while [the pilot] and his partner waited on the ground (at opposite ends of the runway) for the audio cue to take off.....they did a low level flip on their sides...then into the maneuvers....with smoke trail. At the top of the loops...they spiraled down....[The accident pilot] was headed to show LEFT.....I saw his plane do a few barrel rolls...disappear for a split second in a wisp of smoke still on the ground.....then hit the ground......[I] saw sparks ... then the plane skidded to a stop and [burst] into flames. Pictures and videotapes of the accident showed that while the airplane was on its down-line there was smoke and haze consistent with the smoke oil used by the aerobatic aircraft in the performer's box and a cloud ceiling was also observed above the box. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) com
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain during the aerobatic maneuver. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's restricted ability to see the terrain and the oil smoke present in the air show performer's box.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
