# Accident 19940827023689A: Amtr RANSS7, Palmer, MA, August 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1994, 14:52 local time
- Place: Palmer, MA
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2233° N, 72.3114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Metropolitan Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2233&lon=-72.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AL-2011-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lefrancois Arthur SR. RANS S7 (registry code 05612FY, https://openairdocs.org/model/lefrancois-arthur-sr-rans-s7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 4 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940827023689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. ENGINE RUN NORMAL ON TEST AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 BFO94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA152), Aug 27, 1994: A. Le Francois Rans S-7 (N44AL), Palmer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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