Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Middletown, Ohio 45044
Saturday, September 20, 2014 8:57 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On September 20, 2014, about 0857 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Manweiler Acro Sport II airplane, N94SM, impacted buildings and terrain near Middletown, Ohio, and a ground fire subsequently occurred. Both airplane occupants were private pilots and were fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by Biplane Crazy LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual flight rules conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Butler County Regional Airport-Hogan Field (HAO), near Hamilton, Ohio, about 0830.
The airplane was observed in aerobatic maneuvers during the flight.
The pilot in the front seat held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument airplane ratings. He held a FAA Third Class Medical Certificate issued in November of 2013.
The pilot in the rear seat held a FAA private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He was issued a FAA Third Class Medical Certificate in June of 2008.
N94SM was a plans-built, experimental, amateur-built Manweiler Acro Sport II airplane with serial number 733. The airplane's plan included a short wing span biplane design with a conventional tail wheel configuration, open cockpits, and faring covered fixed main landing gear. Its structure was a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and empennage group with a wood wing structure. A 200-horsepower Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine powered the airplane.
At 0853, the recorded weather at HAO was: Wind calm, visibility 6 statute miles; present weather mist; sky condition few clouds at 4,700 feet; temperature 16 degrees C; dew point 13 degrees C; altimeter 30.10 inches of mercury.
The airplane impacted buildings about 200 feet northeast of the intersection of Willow Creek Drive and Sunrise View Circle. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain where a ground fire occurred.
The Butler County Coroner was asked to conduct an autopsy on both pilots to include toxicological testing.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/20/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 857 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Middletown |
| Event State | OHIO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 45044 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 392506N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0842145W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 853 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 247 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KHAO |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 634 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4700 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 6 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.1 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | KHAO 201253Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR FEW047 16/13 A301 |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-AGL-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 23 2014 4:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | male |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N94SM |
| NTSB Number | CEN14LA507 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | MANWEILLER |
| Aircraft Model | ACRO SPORT II |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 733 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Biplane Crazy, LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Hamilton |
| Aircraft Owner State | OH |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 45011 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Biplane Crazy, LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Hamilton |
| Operator State | OH |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 45011 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | HAO |
| Departure City | HAMILTON |
| Departure State | OH |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 830 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | HAO |
| Destination City | HAMILTON |
| Destination State | OH |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 22 2014 5:31PM |
| User who most recently changed record | male |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |