# NTSB MKC77FER75: Wendt WH-1, N3146, Lakeville, MN, August 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1977
- Place: Lakeville, MN · LAKEVILLE, MN
- Location: 44.6497° N, 93.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6497&lon=-93.2427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4020   77/8/8    LAKEVILLE,MN        WENDT WH-1          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 643
        TIME - 0615                    N3146               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 403 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRLAKE INDUST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEVILLE,MN                LAWTON,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3146](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3146-1981-02-17), registration cancelled 1981-02-17, S/N 00001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WENDT WH-1
- Registry model: [Wendt WH-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/wendt-wh-1) (registry code 0562017) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Airlake Indust

## 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 19770808042399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770808042399A), Aug 8, 1977: Amtr 0562017, Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. Flt phase unk.

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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