# NTSB Accident ERA15LA084
> **AEROTEK PITTS SPECIAL S-1S** · 2014-12-27 · Westminster, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA084
- **Event ID:** 20141228X13823
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-12-27
- **Location:** Westminster, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.608333, -77.007774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROTEK
- **Model:** PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- **Registration:** N49294
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision while both airplanes were on final approach to land.

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