# Accident 20010417014219A: Beech F35, Oshkosh, WI, April 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2001, 08:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9492° N, 88.5581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9492&lon=-88.5581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888SM-2001-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F35 (registry code 1151514, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010417014219A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON APRIL 17, 2001, AT 0815 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH F35, N888SM, OPERATED BY BASLER TURBO CONVERSIONS, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 (8,002 FEET BY 150 FEET, GROOVED CONCRETE) AT THE WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0744. (-23) ON APRIL 17, 2001 AT 0815 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT F-35 BONANZA, N888SM, OPERATED BY BASLER TURBO CONVERSIONS, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE ATP PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA117), Apr 17, 2001: Beech F35 (N888SM), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The low altitude was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N888SM (1)

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

- [Accident 19780819033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819033769A), Aug 19, 1978: Beech F35 (N888SM), Wautoma, WI, Substantial damage

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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