# NTSB CHI70DDW27: Tailwind Cougar, N12045, Imlay City, MI, June 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1970
- Place: Imlay City, MI · IMLAY CITY, MI
- Location: 43.0150° N, 83.0792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imlay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0150&lon=-83.0792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DDW27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDW27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2631  70/6/20    IMLAY CITY,MICH     TAILWIND COUGAR     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N12045              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MICH                 BAD AXE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT,BUILDER USED LO PRES OIL LINE HOSE,HI PRES REQD.LINE BROKE,OIL SPRAYED WNDSHIELD,SMOKE IN ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12045](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12045-1971-03-24), registration cancelled 1971-03-24, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAILWIND COUGAR
- Registry model: [Tailwind-Couger #1](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-couger-1) (registry code 97902H8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N12045 (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 CHI69F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0034), Jul 3, 1968: Tailwind Cougar (N12045), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

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.

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