Wing D-1 N822W
4 May 1971 · Destin, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1971 at about 15:48 local time, a Wing D-1 registered N822W, operated by Wing Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Destin, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Destin, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Walton Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wing D-1
- Registration
- N822W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wing Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0287
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
PLT 1ST FLT IN EXPERIMENTAL TYPE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Wing D-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1966 | Wing D-1 | Torrance Calif, California, United States | Hi-Shear Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1982 | Wing D-1 | Catalina Island, California, United States | Alfred E. Austerman | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 1986 | Wing D-1 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2003 | Wing D-1 | Rosamond, California, United States | National Test Pilot School | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |