# Accident 19920720026009A: Amtr RANSS6, Manassas, VA, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 21:45 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haas William H RANS S-6 II (registry code 05620GQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/haas-william-h-rans-s-6-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720026009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, CRASHED IN A FIELD.

## 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 BFO92LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA106), Jul 20, 1992: Haas Rans S-6 (N116LP), Nokesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING OR DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS AFTER INADVERTENTLY BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, AND THE…

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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