# Accident 19940820022419A: Amtr VWITTW2, Wilmington, OH, August 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1994, 18:03 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Clinton Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4401° N, 83.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4401&lon=-83.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63VW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VWITTW2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820022419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING AIRPORT. STALLED AND CRASHED. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 BFO94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA141), Aug 20, 1994: Lafrance V-Witt W2 (N63VW), Wilmington, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING A MANEUVER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION…

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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