# Accident 20001023033169A: Wildman Austin/Snobird 636D4, Yelm, WA, October 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2000, 16:50 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8700° N, 122.5698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8700&lon=-122.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567AW-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wildman Austin/Snobird 636D4 (registry code 05625X2, https://openairdocs.org/model/wildman-austin-snobird-636d4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001023033169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C ROTOR SYSTEM WAS IN A ZERO "G" OR NEGATIVE "G" LOADING, CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO CONTACT PROPELLER BLADE AND RUDDER. ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND THE TOP OF THE RUDDER WERE FOUND 150-200 FEET FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. ALL MAJOR PARTS WERE IDENTIFIED.

## 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 SEA01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA008), Oct 23, 2000: Wildman Adventurer (N567AW), Yelm, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A main rotor blade strike (impact) with both a pusher propeller blade and the rudder during an unknown phase of operation resulting in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent to terrain.

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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