Richard Spatz RV-14A N412RS accident near Fallston, Maryland, April 13, 2023
Richard Spatz RV-14A, registration N412RS, was involved in an accident near Fallston, Maryland on April 13, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA23LA195 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the Churchville/Hartford Cnty area (K0W3), reaching a maximum of 1,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:11 UTC, at 725 ft and 72 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 19 km from Baltimore/Martin State Arpt (KMTN).
The nearest weather report, from KMTN (19 km away), showed wind 140° at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- April 13, 2023
- Location
- Fallston, Maryland
- Aircraft
- Richard Spatz RV-14A
- Registration
- N412RS
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA195 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Churchville/Hartford Cnty (K0W3)
- Nearest airport
- Baltimore/Martin State Arpt (KMTN)
- Recorded flight
- 15 min, max 1,850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:11 UTC, 725 ft, 72 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Cessna 172 N505LP, Gaithersburg, Maryland, August 21, 2025
- Cessna 172 N6208C, Baltimore, Maryland, August 17, 2025
- Cirrus Design SR22 N771SL, Stevensville, Maryland, April 30, 2025
- Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D N229CK, Mount Airy, Maryland, April 15, 2025
- Cessna 172 N781FM, Mayo, Maryland, February 22, 2025
- Piper PA32 N6FT, Baltimore, Maryland, September 14, 2024
Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA195; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.