# Accident 20230413010679A: Richard Spatz RV-14A, Fallston, MD, April 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2023, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fallston, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4984° N, 76.4134° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4984&lon=-76.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard Spatz RV-14A (registry code 05638G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-spatz-rv-14a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-390 series (registry code 42418, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD SPATZ RV-14A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-390 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 576 total, 103 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230413010679A

## Narrative

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

A RV14 AIRCRAFT, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22 AT FALLSTON AIRPORT (W42), FALLSTON, MARYLAND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. PILOT WAS

TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA MEDIVAC HELICOPTER. POB: 1,

INJURIES: HEAD TRAUMA, DAMAGE: AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING THE RIGHT WING BEING RIPPED OFF, PROP STRIKE, AND CANOPY DAMAGE. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL ANY EVENT LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT OR AFTER.

## 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 ERA23LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA195), Apr 13, 2023: Richard Spatz RV-14A (N412RS), Fallston, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to discontinue an unstabilized approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

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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