# Accident 20120405006539A: Wielt GREAT LAKES 2T-1A, Wawasing, NY, April 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2012, 17:43 local time
- Place: Wawasing, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8333° N, 74.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8333&lon=-74.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WIELT GREAT LAKES 2T-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120405006539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CRASHED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES RESULTING IN NOSE DOWN GROUND IMPACT IN YARD OF RESIDENTIAL AREA FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE OF LOW ALTITUDE (APPROX 1000 FT AGL) FLY OVER.PILOT WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR HEAD INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA272), Apr 5, 2012: Wielt Great Lakes 2T-1A (N211RW), Warwarsing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during low level maneuvering flight.

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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