FTW70F0227

NTSB accident investigation · Harwood W8L · Tahlequah, OK · September 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 28, 1969
Place
Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N12034Harwood W8L
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154141

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4704  69/9/28    TAHLEQUAH,OKLA      HARWOOD W8L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N12034              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 543 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAGONER,OKLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP NOT INSTALLED,GRAVITY FLOW SYS.FUEL PUMP PLUNGER NOT REMOVED,CAME LOOSE,JAMMED MAG.

Aircraft

Registration
N12034
Reported as
Harwood W8L
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tahlequah

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.