- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- Mt.Carroll, IL · MT.CARROLL, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1731Witman T-WIND
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135360
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0736 70/5/2 MT.CARROLL,ILL WITMAN T-WIND CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 356 TIME - 1620 N1731 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEPORT,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT SWITCHED TANKS.FUEL TANK STANDPIPE UNCOVERED DUE FLT ATTITUDE.LND LONG,RAN INTO PLOWED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1731
- Reported as
- Witman T-WIND
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timberlake
N1731Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2006 · Tailwind W9LAirframe modelTailwind W9LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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