# Accident 20130213001869A: Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66, Winters, CA, February 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2013, 16:15 local time
- Place: Winters, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4967° N, 121.9494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4967&lon=-121.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1959N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1959N-2014-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66 (registry code 0941012, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-fairey-tipsy-nipper-t-66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS FAIREY TIPSY NIPPER T-66
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130213001869A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT LOSS OF APPROX. 4' OF RIGHT HAND WING, REASONS UNKNOWN.

## 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 WPR13FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA123), Feb 14, 2013: Avions Fairey Tipsy Nipper T-66 (N1959N), Winters, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with a turkey vulture in cruise flight, which resulted in the structural failure of the right wing and the subsequent loss of control.

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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