Mccarty WITTMAN W-8 TAILWIND accident near Jamestown, ND
On December 12, 1999, a Mccarty WITTMAN W-8 TAILWIND (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jamestown, ND. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 1999
- Place
- Jamestown, ND
- Aircraft
- Mccarty WITTMAN W-8 TAILWIND · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.910°N, 98.690°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20205
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 1999, at an estimated time of 1230 central standard time, a McCarty Wittman W-8 Tailwind, N654, was destroyed during an in-flight separation of the right wing and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain near Jamestown, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The commercial pilot and single passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed a private airstrip near Norcross, Minnesota, at exact time unknown, and was en route to Jamestown Municipal Airport (JMS), Jamestown, North Dakota, at the time of the accident. At an approximate time of 0830, witnesses reported that the pilot and a single passenger departed JMS to fly to a friend's private airstrip near Norcross, Minnesota. The owner of the private airstrip stated that N654 arrived at his airstrip at an approximate time of 0930. The airstrip owner reported that N654 departed his airstrip at 1130 and that the purpose of the flight was to fly back to JMS. The airstrip owner stated that N654 departed his airstrip, along with another airplane as a flight of two. According to the pilot of the second airplane, he flew within visual contact of N654 until Lisbon, North Dakota, which was about 49 nautical miles from JMS. When over Lisbon, at approximately 1200, he turned for his destination airport and lost visual contact with N654. The pilot reported that during the duration of the flight, where he had visual contact with N654, he noted no anoma
Probable cause
the wing spar failure due to its inadequate construction by the owner/builder.
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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.
