Norton/Cloeren Titan Tornado II accident near New Windsor, MD
On October 30, 2001, a Norton/Cloeren Titan Tornado II (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Windsor, MD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 30, 2001
- Place
- New Windsor, MD
- Aircraft
- Norton/Cloeren Titan Tornado II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.540°N, 77.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011115X02245
NTSB summary
On October 30, 2001, at 1637 eastern standard time, a homebuilt Titan Tornado II, N996T, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near New Windsor, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot and certificated private pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight that departed Clearview Airpark (2W2), Westminster, Maryland. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. While driving a car, a witness observed the airplane pitch up as if in a climb, and then "dipped" towards the ground out of view. The witness did not see the accident, nor was she aware of it at the time of her observation, learning later from the local news what happened. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, some freshly broken tree branches marked the start of the debris path. About 40 feet past the branches were two ground scars. One scar was approximately 9 inches square. The other was approximately 2 feet wide and continued all the way to the main wreckage. The airplane came to rest in a small creek. The tailboom and wing had completely separated from the main cabin, except for some of the flight-control cables. Flight control continuity was verified from the left aileron to the right aileron, and from the left flap to the right flap. Flight control continuity could not be verified from the wing or empennage to the cockpit because of impact damage. The fuel tank came to rest upside down in the creek with the filler cap off. The inspector could not verify if there was any fuel in the tank, but not
Probable cause
Loss of power for an undetermined reason.
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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.
