- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Place
- Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N274WDTom Story WD-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790902032239A
- Case key
- 133696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3237 79/9/2 JANESVILLE,WI TOM STORY WD-6 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 100 TIME - 1510 N274WD PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JANESVILLE,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- AMPHIBIAN,WOOD DUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N274WD
- Reported as
- Tom Story WD-6
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N274WDRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Story WD-6Airframe modelStory WD-6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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