# Accident 19991212046159A: Mccarty Timothy G TAILWIND W-8, Jamestown, ND, December 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1999
- Place: Jamestown, ND
- Airport: Jamestown Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9096° N, 98.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9096&lon=-98.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccarty Timothy G TAILWIND W-8 (registry code 9790533, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccarty-timothy-g-tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212046159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA043), Dec 12, 1999: McCarty Wittman W-8 Tailwind (N654), Jamestown, ND, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the wing spar failure due to its inadequate construction by the owner/builder.

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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