Evans WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 N62JE

Summary

On 1 September 1989 at about 06:00 local time, a Evans WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 registered N62JE, operated by Jerviss, Stanley L., was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1989 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McCall, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.9369, -115.8821

Aircraft

Evans WITTMAN TAILWIND W10

Registration

N62JE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Jerviss, Stanley L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salmon → McCall

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA89LA187

1 person died.

A collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a cross-country flight in the experimental, amateur-built airplane but did not arrive at his intended destination and was reported missing. A search of the area did not locate airplane wreckage and was suspended. Almost 3 years after the accident, the wreckage was subsequently located in remote terrain about 11 miles northeast of the flight’s intended destination. At that time, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was not notified that the wreckage was located. In October 2018, an individual reported to the NTSB that he had located the door of the accident airplane. No other wreckage was located. The cause of the accident is undetermined due to the lack of evidence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.