# Accident 19890717022599A: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Washington, NC, July 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1989, 16:56 local time
- Place: Washington, NC
- Airport: Warren Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5501° N, 77.0501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5501&lon=-77.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74849-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whittman Tailwind W-8 (registry code 979020J, https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DMG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022599A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED, LOST CONTROL ON LANDING CAME DOWN HARD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL89DMG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG04), Jul 17, 1989: Wittman, S.J. W-8 (N74849), Washington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N74849 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050427007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427007489A), Apr 27, 2005: Amtr TAILWINDW8 (N74849), Lyndon, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 28, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] , holder of private pilot certificate [privacy data omitted], failed to adequately control N74849, a…

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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