# NTSB CHI73FEP05: Ganagobie 3, N1949, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1972
- Place: Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0530   72/8/1    OSHKOSH,WIS         GANAGOBIE 3         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 1250                    N1949               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WIS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT. FLY BY FOR EAA CONVENTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1949](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1949-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N 24, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GANAGOBIE 3
- Registry model: [Lobet Ganaobie 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/lobet-ganaobie-3) (registry code 056019F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A40 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (registry code 17001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wittman

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.

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