Shooting for a world straightaway speed record, Chenoweth’s Miss Budweiser unlimited boat was destroyed in a spectacular flip which apparently was caused when the propeller broke.

Dean Alan Chenoweth (August 27, 1937 – July 31, 1982) was an American hydroplane racing pilot. Known for piloting the famous Miss Budweiser boat and the winner of four American Power Boat Association Gold Cups, he was killed at age 44 …

Nov 5, 2023 · Dean Chenoweth's "Miss Budweiser" boat lifted in the air while traveling at 175 mi/h (281.5 km/h) and crashed upside-down in the water crushing the pilot. He was pronounced dead half an hour later. The veteran champion driver from Tallahassee, Florida, recorded 25 victories in 15 unlimited hydroplane seasons, mostly racing with Bernie Little's ...

Aug 2, 1992 · Hanauer, 37, who was conscious when pulled out of the boat, suffered a concussion and three broken ribs in the wreck, his third blow-over in more than 15 years in racing. Everything behind the...

The 6,300-pound Miss Budweiser slammed upside down in the water, crushing Chenoweth and throwing up a wall of spray. The 44-year-old driver was pronounced dead half an hour later. The accident was a classic "blow over."

Chenoweth was believed to be traveling faster than any man ever has gone in an unlimited hydroplane yesterday when Miss Budweiser lost its propeller and flipped at an estimated 210-215 miles an hour off Denny Park on Lake Washington.

Jul 22, 2007 · At Lake Washington in Seattle, Chenoweth was aboard the Miss Bud trying to set a world speed record. He managed to get the boat up to 226 mph when the rudder and the propeller broke.

Jul 31, 1982 · PASCO, Wash. -- Dean Chenoweth, a four-time national champion hydroplane driver, was killed Saturday when the Miss Budweiser flipped and shattered on a qualifying run for the annual Columbia...

Chenoweth escaped serious injury when the Miss Bud racing boat — new this year — kited out of control when its propeller broke off during a speed run for the world straightaway mark on Lake Washington.

Aug 8, 1982 · Chenoweth, a beer distributor from Tallahassee, Fla., was killed July 31 when his boat, Miss Budweiser, flipped over backward and shattered during a qualifying run on the Columbia River for the...