# NTSB CHI80FEP46: Skyhopper 20, N45802, Oshkosh, WI, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3682   80/8/2    OSHKOSH,WI          SKYHOPPER 20        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 637
        TIME - 1449                    N45802              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MI                    OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45802 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKYHOPPER 20
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19800802034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034859A), Aug 2, 1980: Amtr SKYHOPPER, Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Stalled & struck ground in beginning of spin. Was making low, steep, turn to final at a low airspeed.

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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