# Accident 20031007030469A: Amtr EDGE540, Warrenton, VA, October 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2003, 16:10 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5869° N, 77.7111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5869&lon=-77.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540SH-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pfeifler Mark C EDGE-540 (registry code 05625ZK, https://openairdocs.org/model/pfeifler-mark-c-edge-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EDGE540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007030469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 7, 2003 AT 1610 EST N540SH, AN EDGE 540 OWNED AND OPERATED BY JONATHAN D. WOOD, PERFORMED A SERIES OF 5 AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WHILE PREPARING FOR AN UPCOMING EVENT. DURING THE FINAL MANEUVER WHICH WAS A KNIFE EDGE SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN STALL. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER AND IMPACTED THE EARTH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOTS INJURIES WERE FATAL. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL AND AMEL). VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIINATED FROM WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT AND REMAINED INSIDE THE AEROBATIC BOX.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA004), Oct 7, 2003: Pfeifler Edge-540 (N540SH), Warrenton, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while performing aerobatic maneuvers.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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