# Accident 19830731074799A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Oshkosh, WI, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 12:41 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9826° N, 88.5371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9826&lon=-88.5371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45AP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total, 142 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731074799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TIGHT TURN WHILE IN 4 PLANE FORMATION. PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER BEFORE CRASH.

## 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 CHI83FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA243), Jul 31, 1983: Pestes RV-3 (N45AP), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 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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