Schuchart STODDARD HAMILTONSH3 N325HP

Summary

On 26 July 2001 at about 18:12 local time, a Schuchart STODDARD HAMILTONSH3 registered N325HP was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2001 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Regional (OSH)

Coordinates

43.9894, -88.6025

Aircraft

Schuchart STODDARD HAMILTONSH3

Registration

N325HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01FA244

1 person died.

The inadvertent stall/spin by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed when it impacted the terrain and burned. The airplane was on final approach to the runway. The airplane was en route to the annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The air traffic controller instructed the airplane to "S"-turn in order to maintain spacing with other aircraft. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane making the "S"-turns while on final approach. One witness reported that the, "aircraft's nose was high and appeared slow. The aircraft stalled and spun." Other witnesses also reported seeing the airplane in a spin prior to impacting the ground. An on scene examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.