# NTSB MKC67F0244: Wittman AM-1, N319M, Bloomington, MN, September 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1966
- Place: Bloomington, MN · BLOOMINGTON, MN
- Location: 44.8408° N, 93.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8408&lon=-93.2983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3489  66/9/25    BLOOMINGTON MINN    WITTMAN AM-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1500
        TIME - 1045                    N319M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H NELSON STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          SYSTEMS-CONTROL STICK TORQUE TUBE WELD.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- INFLIGHT VIOLENT SHAKING OF N319M-CAUSE UNDTRMND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N319M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319M-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 1, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WITTMAN AM-1
- Registry model: [Tailwind Modified A-M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-modified-a-m-1) (registry code 97902H7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: H Nelson Strip

## Other investigations on N319M (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA147), Apr 22, 1982: Tailwind A-M-1 (N319M), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage

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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