Sunday, September 26, 2021

Marquart MA-5 Charger, N79RW: Accident occurred September 23, 2021 near Waycross-Ware County Airport (KAYS), Georgia





This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

Location: Waycross, GA
Accident Number: ERA21LA382
Date & Time: September 23, 2021, 11:24 Local
Registration: N79RW
Aircraft: WYDER ROBERT G MARQUART MA5
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: WYDER ROBERT G 
Registration: N79RW
Model/Series: MARQUART MA-5 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
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Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 31.204444,-82.395556 (est)

2 comments:

  1. Video of rescue, pilot had to wait for the bucket truck:
    https://youtu.be/R7wPqYB-2Ao

    Photo of N79RW:
    https://www.biplaneforum.com/media/n79rw.7211/
    Specs:
    http://marquartcharger.org/specs.html

    ADS-B tracks show flight was from Ormond beach and included one orbit around the South Georgia State College campus right before getting snared by the power lines:

    https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N79RW

    https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aab738&lat=31.211&lon=-82.396&zoom=14.4&showTrace=2021-09-23&trackLabels

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  2. Preliminary report has no content. Was he out of fuel after coming up from Ormond? Oh, well...

    https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103980/pdf

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