# NTSB Accident FTW02LA242
> **Whittman Tailwind W-8** · 2002-08-27 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA242
- **Event ID:** 20020906X01537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-27
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.14722, -106.907775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Whittman Tailwind
- **Model:** W-8
- **Registration:** N3992A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The structural failure and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons.  A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot to execute a forced landing.

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