# Accident 20000826010349A: Freund Friedrich W WITTMAN TAILWIND W10, Valley City, OH, August 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2000, 11:10 local time
- Place: Valley City, OH
- Airport: Valley City Flying Club Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2302° N, 81.9205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2302&lon=-81.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470X-2001-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freund Friedrich W WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (registry code 05607QZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/freund-friedrich-w-wittman-tailwind-w10) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826010349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM VALLEY CITY AIRPORT AT APPROX. 11:10 AM, WHEN HE REPORTS ENCOUNTERING A WIND GUST WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE A/C CRASHED. UPON IMPACT THE RIGHT WING BROKE AND DEPARTED THE A/C. THE A/C SKIDDED SIDEWAY DESTROYING THE LANDING GEAR MOUNTS, ENGINE MOUNTS,AND THE PROPELLOR. THE A/C CAME TO REST FACING WEST BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 NYC00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA241), Aug 26, 2000: Freund Wittman W10 (N8470X), Valley City, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

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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