Wittman W-8 N1010B
10 August 1970 · La Grange, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1970 at about 18:45 local time, a Wittman W-8 registered N1010B was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near La Grange, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Grange, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Callaway
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wittman W-8
- Registration
- N1010B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → MacOn, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2249
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT SERVICED, FUEL CAP REPLACED WITH VENT FACINGAFT.TREES S, W OF FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Wittman W-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1970 | Wittman W-8 | Tipton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Oct 1973 | Wittman W-8 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1974 | Wittman W-8 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1974 | Wittman W-8 | Fairview, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1976 | Wittman W-8 | Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |