# Accident 19950508010849A: Amtr S6, Wellington, OH, May 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, OH
- Airport: Botsford Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1605° N, 82.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1605&lon=-82.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600RT-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Staudacher S-600 (registry code 05624BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/staudacher-s-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S6
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95DEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95DEI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508010849A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT. STALLED ON PULLUP AND IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. HEARD ENGINE QUIT. AISSHOW TYPE WITH SMOKE TANK. (-23) ON MAY 8, 1995, ABOUT 11:15 EDT, A STAUDACHER S-600, N600RT, REGISTERED TO RED THUNDER AIRSHOWS, INC. COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER COMPLETING A LOW FLYBY AT BOTSFORD AIRPORT, WELLINGTON, OHIO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT DIED ON MAY 9, 1995. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, ON MAY 8, 1995 ABOUT 08:30 CDT.

## 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 NYC95DEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95DEI01), May 8, 1995: Staudacher S-600 (N600RT), Wellington, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.

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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