43.9844° N, 88.5570° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1982 · 13:10 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
X5148
Reported as
Amtraa BABYACE*
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,649 total0 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Was struck from below by 9JR. Both aircraft on a fly-by. 9JR pulled upward into a climbing turn prior to collision.
As the FAA filed it
WAS STRUCK FROM BELOW BY 9JR. BOTH AIRCRAFT ON A FLY-BY. 9JR PULLED UPWARD INTO A CLIMBING TURN PRIOR TO COLLISION.