# Accident 20010714018729A: Pitenpol Aircamper 1933, Inverness, FL, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9778° N, 82.3639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9778&lon=-82.3639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1777W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1777W-2004-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitenpol Aircamper 1933 (registry code 70401S7, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitenpol-aircamper-1933) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Corvair GO-140 (registry code 18001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714018729A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, ABOUT 1230 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT PITENPOL AIRCAMPER 1933, N1777W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR INVERNESS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT, AND A STUDENT PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM DAYTONA BEACH EN ROUTE TO SPRUCE CREEK, FLORIDA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.  AT AN UNKNOWN CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE PILOT TOLD THE FAA THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE OCALA AIRPORT ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY, SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WITH TERRAIN AND CAUGHT FIRE.                                                            (-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1207 LOCAL (EDT), A PITENPOL, N1777W, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM E. WYNNE AND OPERATED BY JAMES E. GULDI COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, LEFT WING DOWN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE A IRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER (OWNER) WAS SERIOUSLY 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 MIA01LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA186), Jul 14, 2001: Pitenpol Aircamper 1933 (N1777W), Hernando, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

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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