# Accident 19940918028119A: Amtr RANSS12, Clearwater, FL, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 15:13 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6595° N, 82.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6595&lon=-82.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4123N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4123N-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-12 AIRAILE (registry code 05626AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX277
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028119A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SLOW ON CLIMB. ENGINE MISSING STALL SPIN INTO A TREE AND BURN. TOTAL DESTRUCTION. PILOT DIED 6 DAYS LATER.

## 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 MIA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA213), Sep 18, 1994: Rans S-12 Airaile (N4123N), Clearwater, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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