# NTSB MKC67A0014: Wittman 11E, N211S, Glenwood, IA, August 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1966
- Place: Glenwood, IA · GLENWOOD, IA
- Location: 41.0447° N, 95.7406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0447&lon=-95.7406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0742  66/8/21  NR.GLENWOOD IOWA      WITTMAN 11E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 304
        TIME - 0015                    N211S               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DUAL-CONT.ACFT,NOT IFR EQUIPPED. PAX WAS A PLT.REPORTED FLT ALT 3000 FT.CEILG 1200 BRKN,2500 OVCST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N211S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211S-1971-06-14), registration cancelled 1971-06-14, S/N 140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WITTMAN 11E
- Registry model: [Whittman Tailwind W11ES2](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w11es2) (registry code 97902X4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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