- Date
- November 11, 1974
- Place
- Fairview, OK · FAIRVIEW, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2834Wittman W-8
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741111038619A
- Case key
- 143050
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3671 74/11/11 FAIRVIEW,OKLA WITTMAN W-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 650 TIME - 0930 N2834 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,N MEX FAIRVIEW,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- RUDDER SHAFT BELL CRANK FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2834
- Reported as
- Wittman W-8
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairview
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.