# Accident 19920628021949A: Amtr RANSS12, Saluda, VA, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5997° N, 76.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5997&lon=-76.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43364-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Madsen Ronald F RANS S-12 (registry code 05618HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/madsen-ronald-f-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 41 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628021949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT CIRCLING LOW OVER WATER, DITCHED. FOUND WATER  IN FUEL.

## 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 BFO92LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA089), Jun 28, 1992: Madsen Rans S-12 (N43364), Saluda, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N43364 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951007036119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007036119A), Oct 7, 1995: Amtr RANSS12 (N43364), Cobbs Creek, VA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on climbout. Struck tree landing in a field. Spark plugs fouled by dry deposit. Cleaned engine ran.

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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