# Accident 20120326004249A: Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4, Waxhaw, NC, March 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2012, 14:23 local time
- Place: Waxhaw, NC
- Airport: Jaars -Townsend Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8636° N, 80.7453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8636&lon=-80.7453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61410, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61410-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 (registry code 05611AO, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-john-h-avid-flyer-mk-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANDERSON JOHN H AVID FLYER MK 4
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120326004249A

## Narrative

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

63 YEAR OLD MALE PURCHASED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE IN FEBRUARY, 2012. THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF HIS AIRPLANE WAS   INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT JARRS AIRPORT (N52).

## 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 ERA12FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA256), Mar 26, 2012: Anderson John H Avid Flyer MK 4 (N61410), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N61410 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030315008749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315008749I), Mar 15, 2003: Amtr AVIDFLYMKIV (N61410), Smithville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was flying downwind left of airport runway pattern, when the engine stopped. The pilot initiated an emergency landing. The aircraft laned in a…

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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