# Accident 20180712011019A: Ronald Hale WHITTMAN TAILWIND, Orient, OH, July 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Orient, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8058° N, 83.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8058&lon=-83.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619NT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619NT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ronald Hale WHITTMAN TAILWIND (registry code 056310I, https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-hale-whittman-tailwind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RONALD HALE WHITTMAN TAILWIND
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712011019A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL INDUSTRY STANDARD CONFIGURATION OF FULL FORWARD (IN) FOR FULL RICH TO FULL FORWARD FOR LEAN (FUEL CUTOFF).

AS A RESULT, THE FUEL WAS INADVERTENTLY CUT-OFF DURING FLIGHT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 CEN18LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA275), Jul 12, 2018: Whittman Tailwind (N619NT), Orient, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s and the flight instructor's incorrect use of the modified mixture control, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing. Also causal was the…

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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