# NTSB LAX77FUJ48: Tailwind W-8A, N19EW, Mayer, AZ, May 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Mayer, AZ · MAYER, AZ
- Location: 34.4233° N, 112.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayer, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4233&lon=-112.2407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1182  77/5/21    MAYER,AZ            TAILWIND W-8A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 358
        TIME - 1100                    N19EW               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19EW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19EW-1977-08-03), registration cancelled 1977-08-03, S/N 368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAILWIND W-8A
- Registry model: [Wheeler TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770521012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521012539A), May 21, 1977: Amtr 9790806, Mayer, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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