# NTSB NYC72FGT04: Whittman W-8, N1111N, Halifax, PA, August 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1971
- Place: Halifax, PA · HALIFAX, PA
- Location: 40.4629° N, 76.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halifax, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4629&lon=-76.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4378   71/8/1    HALIFAX,PA          WHITTMAN W-8        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 250
        TIME - 2000                    N1111N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKSBURG,PA           FT.WAYNE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CONT INTO KNOWN MARGINAL WEA. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LDG ON SLOPING PASTURE STRIP. GR HIT FURROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1111N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1111N-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 70, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITTMAN W-8
- Registry model: [Whittman W-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittman-w-8) (registry code 97902NM) (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

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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