# Accident 19890731025912A: Piper E2, Oshkosh, WI, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 16:25 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5395° N, 89.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5395&lon=-89.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper E-2 (registry code 7100302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-e-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER E2
- Reported engine: CONT A404
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025912A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY DEPARTING N54403 WHILE BEING CLEARED TO CROSS RUNWAY BY GROUND CREW. SEQUENCING WAS TOO CLOSE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N54403, Ryan PT22: [Accident 19890731025911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025911A)

## 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 CHI89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA154), Jul 31, 1989: Piper E-2 (N2414), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION'S (EAA'S) INADEQUATE PROCEDURE FOR PROVIDING CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT, ITS INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION, AND INADEQUATE COORDINATION BY…

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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