Durrwachter WITTMAN TAILWIND N1194K
19 April 1999 · Dover, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1999 at about 15:30 local time, a Durrwachter WITTMAN TAILWIND registered N1194K was involved in an accident near Dover, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4802, -87.8396
- Aircraft
- Durrwachter WITTMAN TAILWIND
- Registration
- N1194K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA134
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses saw the homebuilt airplane takeoff and attain an altitude of about 200 feet agl, appear to lose power, and attempt a descending left turn toward the runway. The witnesses heard the engine 'popping', before the airplane crashed into a pasture short of the runway. Postcrash inspection of the wreckage by FAA inspectors revealed the presence of uncontaminated automotive fuel, control path continuity in all three axis, and no airframe abnormalities. Subsequent removal and functional test of the automotive engine revealed no abnormalities.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1999 | Cessna 182P | Collegedale, Tennessee, United States | Aviation Specialists | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Jun 1999 | Robinson R-44 | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Cessna 172P | Seymour, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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