# Accident 20230729013679A: North American AT-6D, Oshkosh, WI, July 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2023, 09:05 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0503° N, 88.4605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0503&lon=-88.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 76 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729013679A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2023 AT 0905 CST A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D TEXAN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT IMPACTED THE WATER IN LAKE WINNEBAGO WI 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSHKOSH WI. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART ON IMPACT AND WAS SUBMERGED IN 18 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN23FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA332), Jul 29, 2023: North American AT-6D (N49961), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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