# NTSB CHI79FEI41: Osprey 2, N96JR, Medina, OH, September 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1979
- Place: Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3526   79/9/6  NR.MEDINA,OH          OSPREY 2            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 14000
        TIME - 1355                    N96JR               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEDINA,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED & BURNED DRG INITIAL TEST FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96JR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96JR-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 1, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OSPREY 2
- Registry model: [Rabbe Jon C OSPREY 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/rabbe-jon-c-osprey-2) (registry code 9570555) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Freedom Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790906027189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906027189A), Sep 6, 1979: Amtros OSPREY2, Medina, OH, Destroyed. First flight of homebuilt aircraft. Pilot took off, then made a gradual descent to ground.

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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