ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318480
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2023 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Texas Warbirds LLC |
| Registration: | N49961 |
| MSN: | 88-17155 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Winnebago, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH/KOSH) |
| Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH/KOSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 29, 2023, at 0905 central daylight time, a North American AT-6D airplane, N49961, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane was at the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure fly-in, held at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. According to Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data, the airplane departed from runway 27 at OSH about 0857. The airplane made a right turn toward the north for about 3 miles before it turned toward the east-northeast. The flightpath took the airplane over Lake Winnebago, outside of the OSH Class D airspace. The airplane proceeded out over the lake, reached a peak altitude of 3,900 ft, before it descended rapidly into the lake at 0905.
The airplane broke into pieces and came to rest at the bottom of the lake in about 20 ft of water. The airplane will be recovered for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-nfl-star-s-daughter-among-four-people-killed-in-two-separate-aircraft-crashes-during-wisconsin-air-show/ar-AA1eBDIV?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=883d3cd547e54a8ab8fa99397ba20afd&ei=17
https://eu.thenorthwestern.com/story/news/local/2023/07/29/plane-crashes-into-lake-winnebago-between-oshkosh-and-neenah/70492162007/
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/about-eaa/eaa-media-room/airventure-news-releases/7-29-accident-updates
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49961
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a634cb&lat=44.020&lon=-88.516&zoom=11.9&showTrace=2023-07-29&trackLabels
Ex Spanish Air Force: C.6-12 [421-76]/[431-12], Spanish Air Force: E.16-12 [33-12]/[74-41], USAAF: 42-85374
Note: aircraft is registered by FAA with its former USAAF serial as "c/n".
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/981945_1689985997.jpg (photo)
https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-articles/el-viaje-de-la-dama-espanola-the-journey-of-the-spanish-lady.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2023 17:44 | harro | Added |
| 29-Jul-2023 17:46 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 20:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 20:45 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 06:08 | Anon. | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 08:02 | Anon. | Updated |
| 30-Jul-2023 08:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 18:53 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2023 07:30 | Anon. | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2023 14:18 | johnwg | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 11:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
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