Westcott PROWLER JAGUAR N125CW

Summary

On 1 June 2012 at about 17:59 local time, a Westcott PROWLER JAGUAR registered N125CW, operated by Westcott Charles R, was involved in an accident near Salinas, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 June 2012 at 17:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Salinas, California, United States

Nearest airport

Salinas Municipal Airport (KSNS)

Coordinates

36.6628, -121.6100

Aircraft

Westcott PROWLER JAGUAR

Registration

N125CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westcott Charles R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salinas → Salinas

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA241

1 person died.

The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control during takeoff due to an incapacitating cardiac event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses reported that the airplane accelerated down the runway, and immediately after takeoff the nose pitched up, and the airplane stalled, rolled, pitched down, and impacted the ground nose first. A postaccident examination of the flight control surfaces revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The forensic pathologist who performed the postmortem examination of the pilot reported that the pilot experienced a sudden cardiac event as a result of coronary artery atherosclerosis while piloting the airplane. The cardiac event is commonly associated with sudden unexpected death and would have resulted in incapacitation.          

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.