Birdman Enterprises, INC. CHINOOK 2S accident near Hammondsville, Ohio, August 13, 1995
On August 13, 1995 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Birdman Enterprises, INC. CHINOOK 2S (ultralight), an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N35KK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hammondsville, Ohio. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from obstacles (power lines) in his flight path.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 1995 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Hammondsville, Ohio · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Birdman Enterprises, INC. CHINOOK 2S, amateur-built
- Registration
- N35KK · no longer on the register · serial 00662
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE WAS '...FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF YELLOW CREEK JUST TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF IT.' HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BELOW THE ELEVATION OF HILLS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CREEK WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES IN ITS FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN '...FELL STRAIGHT DOWN INTO YELLOW CREEK.' THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES OR TOWERS THAT WOULD INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF POWER LINES BEFORE THE COLLISION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 900 hours in all; 500 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 850 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 570 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 13, 1995; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 768 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 503 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: IG8 Toronto OH at 11:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 81°F (27°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:45 pm from HLG, 23 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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