CHI85FEP03

1985-08-26 · SPRIMG GREEM, Wisconsin, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LNR

Aircraft involved

N3541 ROGER W. STIGEN EAA BIPLANE SR-1 Serious

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85FEP03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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