# Accident 20140723014889A: Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA, Lillian, AL, July 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2014, 20:37 local time
- Place: Lillian, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4464° N, 87.4372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4464&lon=-87.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47149, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47149-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA (registry code 3910233, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilderoder-great-lakes-2tia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILDERODER GREAT LAKES 2TIA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140723014889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FERGUSON AIRPORT (82J), PENSACOLA FL AROUND 1010AM WITH PIC AND PASSENGER CONDUCTING A 15 MINUTE PERSONAL SCENIC FLIGHT.

UPON LANDING, PIC BOARDED ANOTHER PASSENGER FOR A SECOND 15 MINUTE FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN.

ALABAMA STATE POLICE HELICOPTER LOCATED THE WRECKAGE IN SWAMPY TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5MI NW OF FERGUSON AIRPORT (82J) GPS 30 26'47.2N AND 87 26'13.8 W.  PIC AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A RATING ASEL.  PIC MOST RECENT FAA THIRD ?CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 9, 2012.  SPAS REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 700HRS.  NO CURRENT AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS (AIRCRAFT/PILOT) LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED OR LOCATED.

PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE WRECKAGE SHOW AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. LT/RT WINGS, AS WELL AS FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTIONS CRUSHED WITH NUMEROUS PUNCTURES.  ENGINE APPEARS ATTACHED, HOWEVER PROPELLER IMAGES DO NOT EVIDENCE GROUND STRIKES.  PHOTO OF OIL FILTER SHOWS CHANGE DATE OF 3/13/2014 WITH TACH TIME OF 682.97.

VICTIM AUTOPSY RESULTS; PIC TOXICOLOGY RESULTS, AND ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT NOT YET COMPLETED.  THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 ERA14FA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA350), Jul 23, 2014: Wilderoder Great Lakes 2TIA (N47149), Lillian, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an inoperative magneto and possible carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing into unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate magneto…

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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