# Accident 20111201028479A: Wing John R WITTMAN TAILWIND W10, Fulton, NY, December 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2011, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3381° N, 76.4069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3381&lon=-76.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865JT-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wing John R WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (registry code 05631AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/wing-john-r-wittman-tailwind-w10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WING JOHN R WITTMAN TAILWIND W10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111201028479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO FLIGHTS ON OUTSKIRTS OF FULTON NY, NEAR RTE 176 IN AN OPEN FIELD AREA.

## 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 ERA12FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA093), Dec 1, 2011: Wing John R Wittman Tailwind (N865JT), Fulton, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.

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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