# Accident 19961101035999A: Amtr RANSS12, Tucson, AZ, November 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1996, 17:43 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95HS-1997-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rainey Hugh Summers RANS S-12 (registry code 056181C, https://openairdocs.org/model/rainey-hugh-summers-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101035999A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. BROKEN IGNITION WIRE INDICATES PILOT STALLED THE S12 DURING EMERGENCY.

## 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 LAX97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA031), Nov 2, 1996: Rainey Rans S-12 (N95HS), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a broken wire in the ignition coil, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin and uncontrolled collision with…

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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