Wittman W8 N8638E
6 September 1970 · Medina, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1970 at about 09:20 local time, a Wittman W8 registered N8638E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Medina, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medina, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Felstead Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wittman W8
- Registration
- N8638E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3653
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
ROAD CROSSES APCH END RWY.PLT MAKING LOW APCH,3-4FT AGL,400FT FRM RWY, CAR APCHNG HIDDEN, HIGH CORN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
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