# Accident 19990729010109A: Vought F4U5, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1999
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.9851° N, 88.5370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9851&lon=-88.5370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chance Vought F4U-5 (registry code 2152610, https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOUGHT F4U5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010109A

## Narrative

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

DURING COLLISION AVOIDANCE WITH N712RD, ACFT STRUCK AN OBJECT WITH LEFT TIRE AND BRUSHED TURF WITH LEFT WING. (-23)WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID COLLISION WITH BEARCAT N2209 DURING TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  RIGHT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A CEMENT COVER ON A BARRIER FOR THE F117.  LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI99FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA266), Jul 29, 1999: Chance Vought F4U-5 (N179PT), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane not following the instructions briefed by the formation leader, and the pilot's maneuvering his airplane to avoid the airplane in front of him.

## Other reports on N179PT (1)

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

- [Accident 20160719006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160719006789A), Jul 19, 2016: Chance Vought F4U-5 (N179PT), East Troy, WI, Substantial damage. On July 19, 2016, at 1150 CST, a Chance/vought F4U-5, N179PT, on landing roll-out exited the right side of runway 08 at East Troy, WI (57C). The pilot…

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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