Amateur-built D-11 accident near Wooster, Ohio, July 6, 1985
On July 6, 1985 at about 1:30 pm local time, a amateur-built D-11, registered N4628S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Wooster, Ohio. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 6, 1985 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Wooster, Ohio · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built D-11
- Registration
- N4628S · no longer on the register · serial D-1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT AND PAX WERE ON A X-COUNTRY PLEASURE FLT. AFTER 2420 HRS OF FLIHT, 45 MI SHORT OF DEST, THE ENGINE STOPPED THE ACFT WAS LD IN A CORN FLD. EXAMINATION DISCLOSED MAIN BEARING FAILURE.
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: 950 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 560 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 1, 1984; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental A80 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AID Anderson IN
- Destination: 4G3 Alliance OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 1,500 ft; clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:30 pm from CAK, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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