# NTSB FTW70F0227: Harwood W8L, N12034, Tahlequah, OK, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12034), registered now, S/N 165, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARWOOD W8L
- Registry model: [Harwood-Turner W8L](https://openairdocs.org/model/harwood-turner-w8l) (registry code 05601MY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85-8F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-8f) (registry code 17120, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahlequah

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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