Evans Aircraft WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 accident near McCall, ID
On September 1, 1989, an Evans Aircraft WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (airplane) was involved in an accident near McCall, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 1989
- Place
- McCall, ID
- Aircraft
- Evans Aircraft WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.937°N, 115.882°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001213X29490
Official records · SEA89LA187
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 2, 1989, at an unknown time, an experimental, amateur-built Wittman Tailwind W10 airplane, N62JE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Lemhi County Airport (SMN), Salmon Idaho, destined for McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho. The pilot did not arrive at his intended destination and was reported missing on September 6, 1989, by a family member. An air search was conducted but was suspended about September 15, 1989, and the wreckage was not located at that time. According to an August 6, 1992, Post Bulletin news article, the wreckage of the airplane flown by the pilot was initially found by a hunter in 1991; searchers on horseback located the wreckage in June 1992 in a remote area of the Payette National Forest near Fitsum Creek, about 14 miles from the confluence of the South Fork of the Salmon River and the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River. The article revealed that pilot remains were found. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was not notified at that time that the wreckage was located. On October 4, 2018, an individual notified the NTSB that he had located what he believed was the door of the missing airplane. A photograph of the door indicated “Jim Evans” and “Experimental.” The individual did not note that he had located any other wreckage. The accident site location appeared to be at an elevation of about 6,800 ft and about 11 miles northeast o
Probable cause
A collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
