# NTSB LAX80DVG28: Tailwind Kecske, N99763, Georgetown, CA, April 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1980
- Place: Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0295  80/4/14    GEORGETOWN,CA       TAILWIND KECSKE     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 244
        TIME - 1400                    N99763              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                GEORGETOWN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99763](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99763-1990-01-19), registration cancelled 1990-01-19, S/N 167 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAILWIND KECSKE
- Registry model: [Kecskes WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/kecskes-wittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 9790818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Georgetown

## 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 19800414009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414009629A), Apr 14, 1980: Amtrwt TAILWIND, Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing, stalled, dropped to runway. Collapsed main gear, broke wing spar.

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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