- Date
- September 20, 1970
- Place
- Tipton, CA · TIPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N152AWittman W-8
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156222
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1423 70/9/20 TIPTON,CALIF WITTMAN W-8 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 3928 TIME - 1345 N152A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV POMONA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R SPAR ATTACH FITTING FAILED AT WELD.FUSELAGE STRUT STRAP FAILED.R WING SEPD.FLT PHASE UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N152A
- Reported as
- Wittman W-8
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed