# NTSB DEN80FTE09: Woody Push WAS-2, N8450, Rocky Ford, CO, November 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1979
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Location: 38.0499° N, 103.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0499&lon=-103.7221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3195  79/11/23 NR.ROCKY FORD,CO      WOODY PUSH WAS-2    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 116
        TIME - 1700                    N8450               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELLON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROCKY FORD,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8450](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450-2018-07-19), registration cancelled 2018-07-19, S/N 315, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOODY PUSH WAS-2
- Registry model: [Macklin WOODY PUSHER WAS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/macklin-woody-pusher-was-2) (registry code 0565008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mellon Field

## 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 19791123033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123033969A), Nov 23, 1979: Amtrai WOODYPUSHER, Rocky Ford, CO, Substantial damage. Witnesses saw aircraft enter a stall & spin to the ground while turning base for runway.

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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