# Accident 20141227023042A: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, Westminster, MD, December 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2014, 15:55 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Carroll County Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6083° N, 77.0078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6083&lon=-77.0078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49294-2019-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEK PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 59 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141227023042A

## Narrative

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

PIPER CHEROKEE, N95297 WAS INBOUND RUNWAY 16 APPROX 100FT MSL. THE PITTS, N49294 STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE PILOTS COMPARTMENT ROOF AREA, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER OF THE PIPER. THE PITTS LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 16. UPON THE PROPELLER OF THE PIPER CONTACTING THE PITTS RT MAIN LANDING GEAR THE PIPER LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER. THE PIPER MADE A SUCCESSFUL POWER OFF LANDING TO RUNWAY 16 AND COASTED TO A STOP ON TAXI WAY ECHO.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE PIPER DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT OF THE PITTS RECEIVED A BACK INJURY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N95297, Piper PA-28-140: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 ERA15LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA084), Dec 27, 2014: Aerotek Pitts Special S-1S (N49294), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision while both airplanes were on final approach to land.

## Other reports on N49294 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860222012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222012229I), Feb 22, 1986: Child S1SPITTS (N49294), Wichita Falls, TX, Minor damage. Struck a mobil helicopter pad while taxiing for takeoff.

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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