1 fatal · VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 · 2018-01-22 · Bonita Springs, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA18FA064
Event ID
20180122X32841
Type
Accident
Date
2018-01-22
Location
Bonita Springs, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.338611, -81.663612
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
VANS AIRCRAFT INC
Model
RV-12
Registration
N262WS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying physiologic or psychiatric disease.