# NTSB MKC76DER65: Wittman W-8, N5995V, Hutchinson, MN, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Hutchinson, MN · HUTCHINSON, MN
- Location: 44.8854° N, 94.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8854&lon=-94.3769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1070  76/4/26    HUTCHINSON,MN       WITTMAN W-8         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 79
        TIME - 1855                    N5995V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUTCHINSON,MN               GRAND FORKS,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5995V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5995V-2002-03-01), registration cancelled 2002-03-01, S/N JRS-1, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WITTMAN W-8
- Registry model: [Whittman W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-w-8) (registry code 97902LV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson

## 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 19760426011069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426011069A), Apr 26, 1976: Amtr 97902LV, Hutchinson, MN, 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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