# Accident 19990729010122A: Gruman F8F1, 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
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- 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: N14HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman F8F-1 (registry code 3950801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1) (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: GRUMAN F8F1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- 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/19990729010122A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON RWY 18R N712RD COLLIDED WITH N14HP. N712RD WAS DESTROYED. N14HP HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, 1 MINOR INJURY. (-23)^PRIVACY DA^ STOPPED ON R/W, ABOUT 1500' FROM POINT OF ENTRY.  HE AND #2 BEARCAT STOPPED TO DO ENGINE RUNUP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                CONSAIR N712RD COMMENCED  TAKEOFF AND STRUCK ^PRIVACY DATA^ AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N712RD, Vought F4U4: [Accident 19990729010121A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010121A)

## 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: Grumman F8F-1 (N14HP), 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 N14HP (2)

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

- [Accident 20120404004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120404004569A), Apr 4, 2012: Grumman F8F-1 (N14HP), Breckenridge, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 4, 2012 at approximately 1410 CDT, N14HP, a Grumman F8F bearcat took off from stephens county airport, Breckenridge, Texas. The pilot took off,…
- [Incident 20020625014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625014879I), Jun 25, 2002: Gruman F8F1 (N14HP), Breckenridge, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On June 25, 2002, at 1630 local time a Grumman F8F-1 bearcat owned by the Breckenridge aviation museum skidded off the runway at Breckenridge municipal…

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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