# Accident 19800802034859A: Amtr SKYHOPPER, Oshkosh, WI, August 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1980, 14:49 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45802 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYHOPPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034859A

## Narrative

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

STALLED & STRUCK GROUND IN BEGINNING OF SPIN. WAS MAKING LOW, STEEP, TURN TO FINAL AT A LOW AIRSPEED.

## 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 CHI80FEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP46), Aug 2, 1980: Skyhopper 20 (N45802), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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