# NTSB CHI79FEG20: Warmick BAT W3, N1313Q, Miamitown, OH, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Miamitown, OH · MIAMITOWN, OH
- Location: 39.2139° N, 84.7133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miamitown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2139&lon=-84.7133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2267  79/7/18    MIAMITOWN,OH        WARMICK BAT W3      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1021
        TIME - 2020                    N1313Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMITOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMITOWN,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: BAFFLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BAFFEL INSIDE L EXH HEAT BOX BLOCKED OFF ALL AIR TO CARB WHEN CARB HEAT APPLIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1313Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1313Q-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 9, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WARMICK BAT W3
- Registry model: [Warwick Bantam W-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/warwick-bantam-w-3) (registry code 0560156) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miamitown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790718022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718022039A), Jul 18, 1979: Amtrww BANTAM, Miamitown, OH, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during approach to airport. Crashed short of the runway. Carb heat baffle installed incorrectly.

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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