FTW71DQG25

NTSB accident investigation · Windecker AC-7 · Midland, TX · August 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1970
Place
Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N804WRWindecker AC-7
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191505

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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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3-3476  70/8/13    MIDLAND,TEX         WINDECKER AC-7      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1665
        TIME - 1012                    N804WR              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N804WR
Reported as
Windecker AC-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midland-Odessa

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.