# Accident 19931027040749A: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, San Jose, CA, October 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1993, 14:39 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9052C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027040749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. PROP STOPPED. HIT TREES AND TRUCK ON CITY STREET. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. AUTO FUEL IN USE.

## 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 LAX94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA025), Oct 27, 1993: Wittman Tailwind W8L (N9052C), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S). A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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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