# Accident 19970804039659A: Amtros OSPREY2, Poygen, WI, August 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Poygen, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1101° N, 88.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1101&lon=-88.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4442C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4442C-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peck Duard R OSPREY 2 (registry code 957051P, https://openairdocs.org/model/peck-duard-r-osprey-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970804039659A

## Narrative

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

DEMO FOR POSSIBLE SALE TO PASSENGER. UNWITNESSED COLLISION WITH GROUND. (-23) ON AUGUST 4, 1997 AT APPROX 1305 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AN EXPERIMENTAL (OSPREY 2) N4442C IMPACTED THE GROUND AT OR NEAR A VERTICAL DESCENT, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT BY FIRE.  ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE TOWN OF OYGAN WI.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATAL.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI97FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA245), Aug 4, 1997: Peck Osprey 2 (N4442C), Poygen, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4442C (1)

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

- [Incident 19910921048589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921048589I), Sep 21, 1991: Amtros OSPREY2 (N4442C), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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