# NTSB NYC71FFJ14: Wittman W8, N8638E, Medina, NY, September 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1970
- Place: Medina, NY · MEDINA, NY
- Location: 43.2197° N, 78.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2197&lon=-78.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3653   70/9/6    MEDINA,NY           WITTMAN W8          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0920                    N8638E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELSTEAD FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDINA,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ROAD CROSSES APCH END RWY.PLT MAKING LOW APCH,3-4FT AGL,400FT FRM RWY,CAR APCHNG HIDDEN,HIGH CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8638E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8638E-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 1-M, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WITTMAN W8
- Registry model: [Whittman Tailwind W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-tailwind-w-8) (registry code 979020Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Felstead Fld

## Other investigations on N8638E (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 NYC67F0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0068), Jun 30, 1966: Whitman W-8 (N8638E), Buffalo, NY, 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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