SPRIMG GREEM, WI, USA
N3541
ROGER W. STIGEN EAA BIPLANE SR-1
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.
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