# Incident 19990612033239I: Amtr SPRITSTLOUIS, Oshkosh, WI, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Air Museum Foundation SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS (registry code 0566330, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-air-museum-foundation-spirit-of-st-louis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPRITSTLOUIS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 38 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612033239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 12, 1999 AT 1500 CDT A SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS REPLICA, N211, REGISTERED TO EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC COLLIDED WITH A PASSENGER CARRYING TRAM WHILE LANDING AT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION PIONEER AIRPORT AT OSHKOSH, WI.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.  THE PILOT AND SEVEN PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE TRAM WERE NOT INJURED.  THE TRAM SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CANOPE STRUCTURE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND ATTACH FITTINGS.  THE PROFICIENCY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIONEER AIRPORT JUNE 12, 1999 AT 1440CDT.  NOTE;  THE AIRCRAFT HAS RESTRUCTED FORWARD VISABILITY DUE TO ITS DESIGN.

## Other reports on N211 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910512026969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512026969I), May 12, 1991: Amtr SPRITSTLOUIS (N211), Oshkosh, WI. Engine failed in flight. Emergency landing in field. Rear crankshaft accessory drive gear failed.

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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