Wright B Flyer Inc WRIGHT B FLYER accident near Springfield, OH
On July 30, 2011, a Wright B Flyer Inc WRIGHT B FLYER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springfield, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 30, 2011
- Place
- Springfield, OH
- Aircraft
- Wright B Flyer Inc WRIGHT B FLYER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.817°N, 83.787°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110730X40832
Official records · CEN11FA528
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 30, 2011, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a Wright B Flyer Inc. Wright B Flyer experimental amateur-built airplane, N453WB, impacted terrain during a forced landing near Springfield, Ohio. The two commercial pilots sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by Wright B Flyer Inc. under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a test flight. Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a VFR flight plan. The local flight originated from the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH), near Springfield, Ohio, approximately 1008. The operator’s accident report, in part, stated: This experimental airplane was involved in the initial phases of flight testing. Flying qualities, stability and control and performance were being tested. Depending on the weather conditions test points were selected from a flight test matrix. The pilots, always two in the aircraft, would brief the flight, fly the test points and document the results. Depending on how well the test conditions were met the pilots would show that test point as complete and select another test to fly. The morning of the accident the pilots brief was not attended by any other person; exactly what points they were testing is not known. According to statements given by witnesses in the area, the airplane's engine sounded like its rpm varied. The airplane was observed to be flying slow and to bank to the left and right. One witness reported that the a
Probable cause
The flight crew’s failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine thrust during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failed weld as a result of incomplete welding on the left propeller shaft, which led to the partial loss of engine thrust.
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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.
