- Date
- March 7, 2014
- Place
- Al Khor, Qatar
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N149WAZivko Aeronautics Edge 540T
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-aerobatics: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88893
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On March 17, 2014, about 1725 local time, a Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540T, N149WA, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground during an airshow performance at Al Khor Airport (OTBK), Al Khor, Qatar. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from OTBK. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Air Safety Department P.O. Box 3000 Doha, Qatar Email: ASDREPORTS.OPS@caa.gov.qa http://www.caa.gov.qa/ This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Qatar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N149WA
- Reported as
- Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2021
- Built
- 2009
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Air race/show · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- OTBK · Al Khor
- Destination
- OTBK · Al Khor
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- OTBK · Al Khor Airport, runway 14
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)