# Incident 19950728028999I: Doug DC3, Oshkosh, WI, July 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (registry code 3021460, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s4c4g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,225 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728028999I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AT EAA CONVENTION. FAILED TO LOCK TAILWHEEL. STOPPED IN A DITCH.

## Other reports on N8704 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000604033149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000604033149I), Jun 4, 2000: Doug DC3C (N8704), Rogers, AR, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot taxied aircraft to runway 31 at reading airport (rdg), reading, PA, then stopped and set brakes. Pilot went to reduce hyd. System pressure by using…

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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