43.9844° N, 88.5570° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1982 · 08:23 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8141P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
856 total0 in this make and model18 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.
Pilot started engine, left aircraft which pulled tie-down stakes from ground, hit car and person inside tent.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED ENGINE, LEFT AIRCRAFT WHICH PULLED TIE-DOWN STAKES FROM GROUND, HIT CAR AND PERSON INSIDE TENT.