# Accident 19930704021869A: Amtr RANSS12, Samoa, CA, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 14:53 local time
- Place: Samoa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7896° N, 124.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7896&lon=-124.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410ZE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410ZE-1996-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtis Jerry G S-12 (registry code 05618Q2, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-jerry-g-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021869A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. STALLED. DEPLOYED BALLISTIC CHUTE. LINES WRAPPED AROUND REAR ENGINE PROP.

## 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 LAX93LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA276), Jul 4, 1993: Curtis Rans S-12 (N410ZE), Samoa, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE SYSTEM THAT WAS DEPLOYED BY THE PILOT, THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE PARACHUTE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT TO…

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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