# Accident 19960421007939A: Amtr RANSS6, Bayou La Batre, AL, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 19:45 local time
- Place: Bayou La Batre, AL
- Airport: Roy E Ray Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3993° N, 88.2500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3993&lon=-88.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5144X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5144X-1996-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnstone Douglas I RANS S-6ES COYOTE II (registry code 05622AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnstone-douglas-i-rans-s-6es-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 142 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421007939A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL DUE WIND GUSTS. STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL. SPEED TOO LOW TO CONTROL DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 MIA96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA125), Apr 22, 1996: Rans S6ES (N5144X), Bayou La Batre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The gusty/crosswind condition was a related factor.

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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