# Accident 19920918037549A: Amtr RANSS9, Charleston, MO, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9101° N, 89.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9101&lon=-89.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199KR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199KR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rettberg George K RANS S-7 (registry code 05616DY, https://openairdocs.org/model/rettberg-george-k-rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS9
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037549A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH A SQUALL LINE APPROACHING. HIT WINDSHEAR. STALLED. DROPPED TO GROUND NOSE FIRST. FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI92DCA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCA05), Sep 18, 1992: Rettberg Rans S-7 (N199KR), Charleston, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH RESULTED IN A TAKEOFF INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

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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