# NTSB CHI82FEP09: Osprey 2, N209DW, Madison, WI, November 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1981
- Place: Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2972  81/11/14   MADISON,WI          OSPREY 2            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 213
        TIME - 1019                    N209DW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUAX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- CONNECTING BOLT MISSING ON PUSH-PULL TUBE TO FORWARD ELEVATOR.PLT RADIOED NO ELEVATOR CNTL IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N209DW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209DW-1984-10-26), registration cancelled 1984-10-26, S/N 05 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OSPREY 2
- Registry model: [Wilson J Dale OSPREY-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-j-dale-osprey-2) (registry code 9570583) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Truax

## 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 19811114073839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073839A), Nov 14, 1981: Amtros OSPREY2, Madison, WI, Destroyed. Pilot declared emergency and stated he had no elevator control. Aircraft crashed a few minutes later.

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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