NTSB Releases Prelim Report on Fatal Oshkosh Accident

Report notes that Lancair ES struck the ground in a soybean field with weather conditions of VMC and visibility of 10 miles.

Amelia Walsh

Wednesday, August 07, 2024 at 02:50 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

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The NTSB has released its preliminary report on the fatal Lancair ES crash that occurred July 22 during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
ADS-B data and ATC recordings show the aircraft was on the Fisk arrival, instructed to make a wider turn for other traffic, and then cleared to land on runway 36L.
The plane crashed into a soybean field approximately 1.5 miles from the end of Runway 36L, catching fire and destroying the aircraft, with flight controls noted as intact.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash were VMC with 10 miles visibility.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the fatal Lancair ES crash during opening day of EAA’s AirVenture on July 22 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

According to the NTSB report, ADS-B data indicates the aircraft departed Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN) in Trenton, New Jersey, around 7:40 a.m. and flew to Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) in Wisconsin before departing KHXF around 11:45 a.m.