# Accident 20080731846229A: LANCAIRLEGFG, Oshkosh, WI, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 09:36 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9967° N, 88.5486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9967&lon=-88.5486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515RB-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moser Georg LANCAIR LEGACY FG (registry code 056194K, https://openairdocs.org/model/moser-georg-lancair-legacy-fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIRLEGFG
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 55 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731846229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2008, AT 0950 CST A LANCAIR LEGACY FG, N515RB, CRASHED INVERTED SHORT OF RUNWAY 27 ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT OSHKOSH, WI.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI08FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA224), Jul 31, 2008: Moser Georg Lancair Legacy FG (N515RB), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

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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