# Incident 19840803044999I: Amtr LONERANGER, Oshkosh, WI, August 3, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N4478Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478Y-2004-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Striplin LONE RANGER S C (registry code 0565730, https://openairdocs.org/model/striplin-lone-ranger-s-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 19050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONERANGER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 116 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803044999I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF. THE PROPELLER THEN DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. LANDED SAFELY. HOMEBUILT CONDITION REPORT POOR.

## Other reports on N4478Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971029031139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029031139A), Oct 29, 1997: Amtr LONERANGER (N4478Y), Agua Dulce, CA, Destroyed. Engine vibration. Tried land open field overshot turned back. Nosed over soft field. Bogus belt drive jumped grove.

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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