# NTSB NYC80FFA25: Osprey II, N8020H, Kingston, NY, September 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1980
- Place: Kingston, NY · KINGSTON, NY
- Location: 41.9301° N, 73.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9301&lon=-73.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3398  80/9/27    KINGSTON,NY         OSPREY II           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N8020H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 60, 17406 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON-ULSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSTON,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- 3 BLADED WOOD PROP,EXPERIMENTAL USE,BLADES FAILED AT/NR HUB.ENG INSTL BHND PLT,MOUNTS FAILED FWD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8020H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020H-1989-08-11), registration cancelled 1989-08-11, S/N 247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OSPREY II
- Registry model: [Knapp John OSPREY-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-john-osprey-ii) (registry code 9570559) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kingston-Ulster

## 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 19800927058749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927058749A), Sep 27, 1980: Amtros OSPREY2, Kingston, NY, Destroyed. Lost prop blades on low pass pull up. Pitch up, stall, spin and ground impact occurred. Unstable sensitive plane.

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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