# Accident 19940801019999A: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1994, 09:20 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0607° N, 88.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0607&lon=-88.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296C-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keuthan Charles J BUCCANEER II (registry code 05624WB, https://openairdocs.org/model/keuthan-charles-j-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX377
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 20 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801019999A

## Narrative

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

DEMO OF EXPERIMENTAL AMPIBIAN. ON CLIMBOUT TURNED TO AVOID TREES ON SHORE. STALLED AND STRUCK THE WATER.

## 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 CHI94FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA258), Aug 1, 1994: Keuthan, Charles J. Buccaneer II (N5296C), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane. Factors were the tailwind condition and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind.

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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