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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wyder Robert G MARQUART MA-5 · Waycross, GA · September 23, 2021

Date: September 23, 2021 · 15:45 local
Place: Waycross, GA
Airport: Waycross-Ware County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N79RW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA382
Reported as: Wyder Robert G Marquart MA-5
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,175 total210 in this make and model

N79RWRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2023 · Wyder Robert G MARQUART MA-5S/N 404 · Built 2014 Airframe modelWyder Robert G MARQUART MA-5 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B1EReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft N79RW left ormond beach municipal airport (omn)headed to triple tree airport (woodruff, SC) SC00. The experimentally robert g Wyder amateur built marquart MA-5 charger became suspended in powerlines, subsequent to impact with the powerlines, while on approach to land runway 01, about 2 mi south of Waycross-Ware County Airport (ays/kays), Waycross, Georgia. It took about 2 hrs to safely remove the pilot after the electrical crews disabled and secured the power lines

The sole pilot onboard the biplane received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N79RW LEFT ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OMN)HEADED TO TRIPLE TREE AIRPORT (WOODRUFF, SC) SC00. THE EXPERIMENTALLY ROBERT G WYDER AMATEUR BUILT MARQUART MA-5 CHARGER BECAME SUSPENDED IN POWERLINES, SUBSEQUENT TO IMPACT WITH THE POWERLINES, WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND RUNWAY 01, ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF WAYCROSS-WARE COUNTY AIRPORT (AYS/KAYS), WAYCROSS, GEORGIA. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 HRS TO SAFELY REMOVE THE PILOT AFTER THE ELECTRICAL CREWS DISABLED AND SECURED THE POWER LINES

THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD THE BIPLANE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA21LA382Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaycross, GAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on approach due to fuel starvation.Sep 23, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N79RW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20190208010029ILanding: Rollout · Ormand Beach, FLPilot was cleared to land runway 35 komn. After landing and prior to taxiway a aircraft departed runway into grass, then reentered runway 35, proceeded to taxiway a and continued to the ramp. Pilot stated runway 9 was closed and he had been doing touch and…Feb 8, 2019 · No damage