19991212046159A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mccarty Timothy G TAILWIND W-8 · Jamestown, ND · December 12, 1999

Date: December 12, 1999
Place: Jamestown, ND
Airport: Jamestown Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N654
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA043

N654Registration cancelled May 11, 2000 · Mccarty Timothy G TAILWIND W-8S/N 269 Airframe modelMccarty Timothy G TAILWIND W-8

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What happened

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(-23) On December 12, 199 at estimated time 1230 CDT, a mccarty whitman W-8 tailwind N654 operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it struck the ground, fatally injuring the pilot and his passenger. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from a private strip near norcross, MN. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 12, 199 AT ESTIMATED TIME 1230 CDT, A MCCARTY WHITMAN W-8 TAILWIND N654 OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND, FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR NORCROSS, MN. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA043Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJamestown, NDthe wing spar failure due to its inadequate construction by the owner/builder.Dec 12, 1999 · Destroyed