# NTSB NYC67A0044: Arquilla WBB, N88M, Frederick, MD, September 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1966
- Place: Frederick, MD · FREDERICK, MD
- Location: 39.4385° N, 77.4117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4385&lon=-77.4117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0770   66/9/4    FREDERICK MD        ARQUILLA WBB        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5826
        TIME - 1720                    N88M                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERCIK MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING IN FLT SEPARATION LEFT AILERON,COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCK PILOT.L.WG,R AILERON ALSO SEP IN FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88M-1970-09-18), registration cancelled 1970-09-18, S/N 101 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARQUILLA WBB
- Registry model: [W B B Associates BIGOS RACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/w-b-b-associates-bigos-racer) (registry code 0563117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fredercik Mun

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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