# Accident 19740419011249A: Beech D45, Wautoma, WI, April 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.0431° N, 89.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUTOMA MUNI (Y50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0431&lon=-89.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8661E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661E-1974-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 187 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEP44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419011249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE HI ATTITUDE AFTR L/O.DRG CLB IN A VERY NOSE HI ATTITUDE L WING DROPPED AS IN A ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74FEP44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP44), Apr 19, 1974: Beech T34B (N8661E), Wautoma, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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