# Accident 20130803015249A: Snyder Todd W TITAN TORNADO 1, Wild Rose, WI, August 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wild Rose, WI
- Airport: Wild Rose Idlewild
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1975° N, 89.2178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1975&lon=-89.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70786, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70786-2015-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snyder Todd W TITAN TORNADO 1 (registry code 056299Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-todd-w-titan-tornado-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNYDER TODD W TITAN TORNADO 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA460) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130803015249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CORRECTLY INSERT SPARK PLUG AND TORQUE AFTER PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO INITIAL TEST FLIGHT.  SPARK PLUG FELL OUT ON AIRCRAFT CLIMBOUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE, AND ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT CAUSING IMMEDIATE DESCENT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TALL PINE TREE TOPS.

## 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 CEN13LA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA460), Aug 3, 2013: Snyder Todd W Titan Tornado 1 (N70786), Wild Rose, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improperly secured spark plug, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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