# Accident 19961013032209A: Amtrwt TAILWINDW8, Macclenny, FL, October 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1996, 12:35 local time
- Place: Macclenny, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2801° N, 82.1209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2801&lon=-82.1209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91323, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harper Jack Webster W-8 TAIL WIND (registry code 05601S8, https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-jack-webster-w-8-tail-wind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWINDW8
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 85 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013032209A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TURN BACK BUT STRUCK TREES. RUST AND DEBRIS IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA003), Oct 13, 1996: Harper W-8 Tailwind (N91323), Macclenny, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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