# Accident 20020730021449A: White D25NEWSTD, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White NEW STANDARD D-25 (registry code 9670102, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-new-standard-d-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITE D25NEWSTD
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 141 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020730021449A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 30, 2002, AT 1037 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHITE NEW STANDARD D-25, N176H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING, AFTER A REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, NEAR THE WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (OSH), OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM OSH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS EN ROUTE TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. (-23) NORMAL TAKE OFF AFTER NORMAL RUNUP. AT 60-70 FT. AGL PILOT STATED ENGINE POWER DECREASED. PILOT TURNED TO AVOID BUILDINGS-TAILWHEEL STRUCK POWER LINE. PILOT USED RUDDER TO FINISH TURN INTO A FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI02LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA222), Jul 30, 2002: White New Standard D-25 (N176H), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Factors to the accident include the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the transmission wire.

## Other reports on N176H (1)

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

- [Accident 19850720058599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720058599A), Jul 20, 1985: White D25NEWSTD (N176H), Rhinebeck, NY, Substantial damage. During rollout the left front landing gear leg band failed causing collapse of gear. Aircraft nosed over.

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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