# Accident 20010122039579A: Amtr TAILWINDDN1, Grafton, WV, January 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2001
- Place: Grafton, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3406° N, 80.0144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3406&lon=-80.0144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911N-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whittman Tailwind DN-1 (registry code 97902XL, https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-dn-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TAILWINDDN1
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122039579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLM ON 01-22-2001. PILOT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FLOWN AIRCRAFT TWICE BEFORE CROSS COUNTRY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLM, WALL, NJ, ENROUTE TO 3I2, PT. PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA. RECORDS SHOW 21.5 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PURCHASED ON 01-22-01 AT BLM. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE OVERDUE AT DESTINATION ON 01-23-01. SEARCH AND RESCUE WAS INITIATED. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND 25 FEET OFF ROUTE 310, 4.2 MILES NORTH OF GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA ON 01-27-01 IN A WOODED AREA OVER AN EMBANKMENT COVERED WITH SNOW. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL EVIDENT IN FUEL LINES, CARBURETOR OR FUEL TANK. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AROUND LAKE TYGART. DURING A TURN AROUND THE LAKE, THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE NEXT MOUNTAIN AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC01LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA070), Jan 22, 2001: Whittman Tailwind DN-1 (N911N), Grafton, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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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