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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr ADVENTURR333 · Fond Du Lac, WI · August 5, 1997

Date: August 5, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N323VA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97FA248
Reported as: Amtr ADVENTURR333
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N323VARegistration cancelled Dec 9, 1998 · Valley Adventurers ADVENTURER 333S/N 193 Airframe modelValley Adventurers ADVENTURER 333

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What happened

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B0TH wings and empennage seperated in flight. (-23) amateur built amphibious pusher aircraft issued special airworthiness certificate on February 23, 1997. Aircraft total time approximately 50 hours. After departing oshkosh, Wisconsin the aircraft sustained an in flight structural breakup of the tail and wings while in straight and level flight.

As the FAA filed it

B0TH WINGS AND EMPENNAGE SEPERATED IN FLIGHT. (-23) AMATEUR BUILT AMPHIBIOUS PUSHER AIRCRAFT ISSUED SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON FEBRUARY 23, 1997. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME APPROXIMATELY 50 HOURS. AFTER DEPARTING OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AN IN FLIGHT STRUCTURAL BREAKUP OF THE TAIL AND WINGS WHILE IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97FA248Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFond Du Lac, WIThe kit manufacturer's use of inadequate material in construction of the airplane, his inadequate application of quality controls resulting in the debonding of the horizontal stabilizer. Factors were the total loss of the horizontal stabilizer, the elevator,…Aug 5, 1997 · Destroyed