Roger W Stigen EAA BIPLANE SR-1 N3541

Summary

On 27 August 1985 at about 00:05 local time, a Roger W Stigen EAA BIPLANE SR-1 registered N3541, operated by John R. Boatwright, was involved in an accident near Sprimg Greem, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 1985 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Sprimg Greem, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Tri-County (LNR)

Coordinates

43.1701, -90.0599

Aircraft

Roger W Stigen EAA BIPLANE SR-1

Registration

N3541

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John R. Boatwright

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FEP03

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

EAA BI PLANE N3541, PILOTED BY JOHN BOATRIGHT, AND REGISTERED TO FREEBORN COUNTY AIRCRAFT INC., ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT THE LONE ROCK AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT ON AUGUST 26, 1985. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SERIOUR INJURIES. MR. BOATRIGHT REPORTED THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AS HE REDUCED POWER TURNIGN FINAL. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN. HE STATED HE RECOVERED FROM THE SPIN, BUT WAS TOO LOW TO AVOID COLLISION WITH GROUND. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.