# Accident 20120601010969A: Westcott Charles R PROWLER JAGUAR, Salinas, CA, June 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2012, 10:59 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6628° N, 121.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6628&lon=-121.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125CW-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westcott Charles R PROWLER JAGUAR (registry code 05619W4, https://openairdocs.org/model/westcott-charles-r-prowler-jaguar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTCOTT CHARLES R PROWLER JAGUAR
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CHRYSLER ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120601010969A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT SNS, LOST CONTROL AFTER A STEEP TAKEOFF CLIMB, BANKED LEFT, AND CRASHED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED & CAUGHT FIRE FATALLY INJURING THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR12LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA241), Jun 1, 2012: Westcott Prowler Jaguar (N125CW), Salinas, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control during takeoff due to an incapacitating cardiac event.

## Other reports on N125CW (1)

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

- [Incident 20110727017269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727017269I), Jul 27, 2011: Westcott Charles R PROWLER JAGUAR (N125CW), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. While performing touch and go landing practice, pilot forgot to select landing gear down. There is no landing gear warning horn in this aircraft.

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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