- Date
- July 27, 1974
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3390GWittman W-8
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740727024469A
- Case key
- 134470
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2382 74/7/27 CASA GRANDE,ARIZ WITTMAN W-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 430 TIME - 1750 N3390G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASA GRANDE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORONA,CALIF CASA GRANDE,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FAST & LONG ON APPRCH.GO AROUND INITIATED. ENG QUIT. LNDED LONG,GRD LOOP TO AVOID FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3390G
- Reported as
- Wittman W-8
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Casa Grande Muni
N3390GRegistered now · Whittman Tailwind JCGAirframe modelWhittman Tailwind JCGEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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