# NTSB Accident NYC98LA131
> **NARRIN-WHITTMAN W-8 TAILWIND** · 1998-06-21 · GERMANSTOWN, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10402
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-21
- **Location:** GERMANSTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.719066, -75.709312
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NARRIN-WHITTMAN
- **Model:** W-8 TAILWIND
- **Registration:** N2713C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in initiating an abort after the wind shifted from a headwind to a tailwind during the takeoff roll. A factor was the sudden windshift.

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