# Incident 19910512026969I: Amtr SPRITSTLOUIS, Oshkosh, WI, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 11:10 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Air Museum Foundation SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (registry code 0566330, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-air-museum-foundation-spirit-of-st-louis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPRITSTLOUIS
- Reported engine: CONT R6704
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,908 total, 1 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512026969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. REAR CRANKSHAFT ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR FAILED.

## Other reports on N211 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990612033239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612033239I), Jun 12, 1999: Amtr SPRITSTLOUIS (N211), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On June 12, 1999 at 1500 CDT a spirit of st louis replica, N211, registered to eaa aviation foundation inc collided with a passenger carrying tram while…

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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