# NTSB DEN73DTE93: S-Tailwind W-L-8, N11701, Falcon, CO, June 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Falcon, CO · FALCON, CO
- Location: 38.9330° N, 104.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falcon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9330&lon=-104.6086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTE93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1524  73/6/26    FALCON,COLO         S-TAILWIND W-L-8    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 965
        TIME - 1845                    N11701              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALCON,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG ON ROAD.LNDD SHORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11701](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11701-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 789, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S-TAILWIND W-L-8
- Registry model: [Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (registry code 97902GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730626016299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626016299A), Jun 26, 1973: Amtr 9790241, Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. Atmtd ldg on road. Lndd short.

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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