# Accident 19960518010799A: Amtr RANSS6, Hays, KS, May 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8707° N, 99.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8707&lon=-99.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4307N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4307N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schlitter Randy J RANS S6ES COYOTE II (registry code 05618A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-j-rans-s6es-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 59 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518010799A

## Narrative

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

RETRACTED FLAPS ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED. SETTLED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT CONCRETE WALL. SEVERED WING AND TAIL.

## 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 CHI96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA164), May 18, 1996: Schlitter Rans S6ES Coyote II (N4307N), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, when it settled back to the runway after lift-off. A factor relating to the accident was: premature raising of the flaps after lift-off.

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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