Waters Peter T AVID BANDIT accident near Washington, PA
On March 11, 2014, a Waters Peter T AVID BANDIT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Washington, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 11, 2014
- Place
- Washington, PA
- Aircraft
- Waters Peter T AVID BANDIT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.136°N, 80.281°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140311X73719
Official records · ERA14FA153
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 11, 2014, about 1408 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Waters Avid Bandit, N62PT, was destroyed after impacting the ground during approach to land at Washington County Airport (AFJ) Washington, Pennsylvania. The sole occupant, a private pilot, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which departed about 1340. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to two witnesses who worked at the airport, the airplane turned from a left base to final approach for runway 27 at AFJ. While on final approach, the airplane entered an approximate 90-degree left bank, followed by a continuous, spiraling, descending left turn towards the ground. The witnesses did not observe the airplane impact terrain. Another witness, who lived about one-half nautical mile from and perpendicular to the approach end of runway 27 at AFJ, stated that she was outside cleaning her windows when she heard the accident airplane. She turned to see the airplane "wobbling" from side to side and then described a hard left, descending turn with the airplane's nose pointing towards the ground. She did not see the airplane impact terrain but heard a "muffled" sound that she thought was a crash. She also stated that in the six years that she has lived at the residence, the accident plane was much lower than any other plane that she had observed in the traffic pattern at AFJ. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certifi
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control in gusty and turbulent wind conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
