# Accident 19850726034339A: Amtrbx BENSENB8M, Oshkosh, WI, July 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0598° N, 88.5407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0598&lon=-88.5407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBX BENSENB8M
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726034339A

## Narrative

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

THE GYROPLANE STALLED DURING AN AIRSHOW WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA315), Jul 26, 1985: Christopher D. Brown Gyroplane (N46Z), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed

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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