# Accident 19960518046579A: Mccall Watcha-Mccall-It P1-MC, Steamburg, NY, May 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Steamburg, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0794° N, 78.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0794&lon=-78.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111MC-2014-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccall Watcha-Mccall-It P1-MC (registry code 33601RC, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccall-watcha-mccall-it-p1-mc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518046579A

## Narrative

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

(3) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION, WAS NOT PROPERLY REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND LIMITATIONS. (4) THE PILOT, MR. PAWEL WOLSKI, DID NOT HAVE HIS PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATES WITH HIM DURING THIS FLIGHT. (9) CERTIFICATE ACTION IS FORTHCOMING.

## 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 NYC96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA109), May 18, 1996: McCall WATCHA-MCCALL-IT (N111MC), Steamburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot/owner's failure to ensure adequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane; and a loose fuel line fitting, which resulted in a subsequent fuel leak, fuel starvation, and loss of engine…

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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