# Accident 19980802019069A: Hispao A10B37, Oshkosh, WI, August 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1998, 09:04 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0602° N, 88.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0602&lon=-88.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2741P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2741P-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hispano Aviacion A10B-37 (registry code 4380105, https://openairdocs.org/model/hispano-aviacion-a10b-37) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HISPAO A10B37
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980802019069A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH, TURNED 90 DEGRESS NORTHBOUND AND STRUCK TELEPHONE POLES, AND CRASHED ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE THE PILOT HAS SERIOUS INJ. (-23) WHILE APPROACHING RUNWAY 27 AT OSHKOSH, WI THE PILOT ALLOWED A HIGH SINK RATE TO DEVELOP.  PILOT AS SLOW TO ADD SUFFICIENT POWER TO ARREST THE RATE OF SINK.  FURTHERMORE, PILOT STATED HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE SLOW RESPONSE OF THE ENGINES WHEN HE ADDED POWER.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 100 FOOT TREE BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREE AND ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL MAY HAVE OCCURRED.  AIRCRAFT STARTED A RIGHT 90 DEGREE TURN AFTER STRIKING THE TREE.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER POLES AND LINES ALONG A RESIDENTIAL STREET.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FRONT LAWN OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND BURNED.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.  HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO.  AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER DIED.

## 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 CHI98FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA288), Aug 2, 1998: Hispano Aviacion A10B-37 (N2741P), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude which resulted in in-flight collision with trees and subsequent compressor stall for undetermined reasons.

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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