# NTSB Accident ERA10LA277
> **RUTTER HERBERT G LONG EZ** · 2010-05-21 · Wakefield, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10LA277
- **Event ID:** 20100521X04342
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-05-21
- **Location:** Wakefield, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.98722, -77.001113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RUTTER HERBERT G
- **Model:** LONG EZ
- **Registration:** N91HR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to properly align the airplane with the final approach path to the runway and his subsequent loss of control during his attempts to correct the flight path. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s progressive cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease.

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