# Accident 19920803028729A: Amtr SEABIRD, Oshkosh, WI, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0596° N, 88.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0596&lon=-88.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109SB-1995-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edra Helicentro/Mcdermitt SEABIRD (registry code 95708EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/edra-helicentro-mcdermitt-seabird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEABIRD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,771 total, 89 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028729A

## Narrative

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

COMPOSITE TAILBOOM STRUCTURE FAILED IN FLIGHT. LOST EMPANNAGE. OVER STRESSED AND POOR CONSTRUCTION WERE FACTORS.

## 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 CHI92FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA223), Aug 3, 1992: Edra/Mcdermitt Seabird/Petrel (N109SB), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS RESULTING IN THE IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE TAILBOOM.

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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