# Accident 19840818041549A: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Las Vegas, NV, August 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1984, 07:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Hrb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0393° N, 114.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0393&lon=-114.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7599V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7599V-1985-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: C R Benefiel WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 (registry code 9790229, https://openairdocs.org/model/c-r-benefiel-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT STALLED DURING FORCED LANDING. FOUND WATER IN THE FUEL.

## 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 SEA84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA203), Aug 18, 1984: Whitman W - 8 (N7599V), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

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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