- Date
- August 6, 1974
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N193NThorpe T-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740806032009A
- Case key
- 138743
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3470 74/8/6 OSHKOSH,WIS THORPE T-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4000 TIME - 1025 N193N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WRONG SIZE RIVETS INSTALLED.WING PANEL SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N193N
- Reported as
- Thorpe T-18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wittman
N193NRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 1974 · Albert Neunteufel THORP T-18Airframe modelAlbert Neunteufel THORP T-18
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.