# Accident 19970805021169A: Amtr ADVENTURR333, Fond Du Lac, WI, August 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7691° N, 88.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7691&lon=-88.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323VA-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Valley Adventurers ADVENTURER 333 (registry code 05604AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/valley-adventurers-adventurer-333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ADVENTURR333
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA248), Aug 5, 1997: Valley Adventurers Adventurer 333 (N323VA), Fond Du Lac, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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