# Accident 20121223027919A: Charland Tim VORTEX, Welton, AZ, December 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2012, 14:27 local time
- Place: Welton, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6589° N, 114.0072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6589&lon=-114.0072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618TC-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charland Tim VORTEX (registry code 05606P9, https://openairdocs.org/model/charland-tim-vortex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLAND TIM VORTEX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027919A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1427 LOCAL TIME ON 12/23/12 AT A RURAL LOCATION NEAR WELTON, AZ. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED EMERGENCY 911 SERVICE INDICATING THE CRASH OF N618TC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES IN HIS REPORT TO YUMA COUNTY SHERIFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SUIZZA^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. SUIZZA^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. SUIZZA'S^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. SUIZZA^ FOUND MR. GOODMAN EXPIRED AT THE SCENE AND PROCEEDED TO CONTACT 911.

## 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 WPR13FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA074), Dec 23, 2012: Charland Vortex (N618TC), Wellton, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.

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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