# Accident 19960324004809A: Amtr RANSS12, Albuquerque, NM, March 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0603° N, 106.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0603&lon=-106.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017S-2006-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Domaille Robert S RANS S-12 (registry code 05618JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/domaille-robert-s-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 7 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324004809A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY WINDS 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. TOO MUCH WIND FOR HOMEBUILT AND LOW TIME STUDENT. (-23) ON MARCH 24, 1996, AT 0930 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A DOMAILLE RANS S-12 AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, N4017S, IMPACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWING A NORTHERLY TAKEOFF FROM CORONADO AIRPORT (4AC), ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 DEGREES OFF VERTICAL HEADED NORTH. TEMPERATURE WAS 46 DEGREES, DEW POINT 9 DEGREES, WIND DIRECTION 250 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER TRAMWAY BOULEVARD AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WITH REDUCED POWER. WITNESS STATEMENTS FURTHER INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUFFETED BY WINDS WHEN THE PILOT TURNED TO THE RIGHT (DOWNWIND). THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STALLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED.

## 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 FTW96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA155), Mar 24, 1996: Domaille Rans S-12 (N4017S), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft after initiating a flight into adverse weather conditions. The strong, gusting wind was a factor.

## Other reports on N4017S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920704023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704023519I), Jul 4, 1992: Amtr S12 (N4017S), Bemidji, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained minor damage during a takeoff from wolf lake. Suspension of pilot certificate.

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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