Norton/Cloeren TITAN TORNADO II N996T

Summary

On 30 October 2001 at about 21:37 local time, a Norton/Cloeren TITAN TORNADO II registered N996T was involved in an accident near New Windsor, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 October 2001 at 21:37

Classification

Accident

Location

New Windsor, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.5400, -77.1002

Aircraft

Norton/Cloeren TITAN TORNADO II

Registration

N996T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westminster → Westminster

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA019

2 people died.

Loss of power for an undetermined reason.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed on a local VFR flight, and while flying in a rural area crashed. 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 filling cap off. The smell of fuel was present on scene. The three-bladed-pusher propeller was attached to the engine and intact. One of the propeller blades had mud on it. In addition, no chordwise scratches, "S" bends, or Leading edge gouges were observed on any of the propeller blades. No preimpact failures or malfunctions were identified during the examination of the wreckage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.