# NTSB CHI79FEP71: Munninghoff FW-190, N14926, Oshkosh, WI, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2418   79/8/5    OSHKOSH,WI          MUNNINGHOFF FW-190  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1202
        TIME - 1540                    N14926              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14926](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14926-1982-12-09), registration cancelled 1982-12-09, S/N 70 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUNNINGHOFF FW-190
- Registry model: [Munninghoff WAR FW-190](https://openairdocs.org/model/munninghoff-war-fw-190) (registry code 0566403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wittman 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 19790805026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805026559A), Aug 5, 1979: Amtrwr FW190, Oshkosh, WI, Destroyed. Pilot had just bought the aircraft. This was his first flight in it. Stalled on final approach.

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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