# Accident 19900729029179A: Amtrwt WITTSV, Toledo, IA, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Toledo, IA
- Airport: Toledo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9893° N, 92.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9893&lon=-92.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6803D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT WITTSV
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 425 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729029179A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND ON WET SOD RUNWAY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABORTED LATE RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT POSTS FLIPPED

## 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 CHI90LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA204), Jul 29, 1990: Whittman W-8 (N6803D), Toledo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED AND ABORTED TAKEOFF DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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