# NTSB Accident ERA18FA064
> **VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12** · 2018-01-22 · Bonita Springs, FL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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