# Accident 19790508028729A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2, Cottage Grove, WI, May 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0924° N, 89.2052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0924&lon=-89.2052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14Z-2011-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beyersdorf EAA BIPLANE P-2 (registry code 33602TT, https://openairdocs.org/model/beyersdorf-eaa-biplane-p-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508028729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING LOW-LEVEL AEROBATICS. STUDENT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEP45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP45), May 8, 1979: Eaa Biplane P2 (N14Z), Cottage Grove, WI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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