# Accident 19930131001169A: Amtr RANSS9, Lancaster, TX, January 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5896° N, 96.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5896&lon=-96.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4312C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4312C-2008-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinchliffe Winfred D RANS S-7 (registry code 05618JU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinchliffe-winfred-d-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 ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 103 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131001169A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF CAUSED RIGHT MAIN TO HIT MUD THEN OPPOSITE ROLL CAUSED LEFT GEAR AND WING TO HIT MUD.

## 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 FTW93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA078), Jan 31, 1993: Rans S-7 (N4312C), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY PILOT. TURBULENCE DUE TO STRONG, GUSTY WINDS WAS A FACTOR

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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