Myers EAA BI-PLANE N1770B
18 May 1986 · Winfield, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1986 at about 23:00 local time, a Myers EAA BI-PLANE registered N1770B, operated by Olin R. Branstetter, was involved in an accident near Winfield, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winfield, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Strother Field (WLD)
- Coordinates
- 37.2609, -96.9603
- Aircraft
- Myers EAA BI-PLANE
- Registration
- N1770B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olin R. Branstetter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ponca City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING HIS TAILDRAGGER TO THE NORTH WITH WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 12 TO 15 KNOTS. HE SAID HE WAS MAKING A THREE POINT LANDING AND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE CHANGED DIRECTIONS AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND SOFT MUD. IT THEN FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION. WINDS AT WICHITA, KS, 34 NM TO THE NORTHWEST WERE FROM 050 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Wayne A. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150B | Gove, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170A | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Cessna 182 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Jim Elliott VP-2 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | John P. Murphy | No injuries | - |