# Accident 20040801016049A: Amtr WITTAILW10, Langley, WA, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Whidbey Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0181° N, 122.4383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0181&lon=-122.4383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70P-2005-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paulick James A JR WITTMAN W-10 (registry code 9790532, https://openairdocs.org/model/paulick-james-a-jr-wittman-w-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WITTAILW10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801016049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) I WAS NOTIFIED BY ROC ABOUT 1330 PDT 8-1-04. I PROCEEDED TO WHIDBEY ISLAND AND MET THE SHERIFF NEAR LANGLEY. I SURVEYED THE DAMAGE THAT WAS COMPLETE DUE TO FIRE AND IMPACT DAMAGE. THE BODY OF MR. HAGLER WAS REMOVED BY THE TIME I ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS REASON WHY THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN. MR. HAGLER'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED BY ONE YEAR. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A YEAR TO TWO. HIS AGE OF 73 YEARS AND A POSSIBLE MEDICAL CONDITION COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE BUT THAT IS SPECULATION ONLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BURNED COMPLETELY AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MECHANICAL CONDITION.

## 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 SEA04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA152), Aug 1, 2004: Paulick Wittman W-10 (N70P), Langley, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation to assure adequate takeoff performance to clear obstacles, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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