# Accident 19961224042379A: Amtr RANSS12, Jacksonville, FL, December 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3597° N, 81.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3597&lon=-81.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6156K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6156K-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelly John A RANS S-12 (registry code 05620YH, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-john-a-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582LC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224042379A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN A FLOATPLANE FROM AN INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY WITH A WIND FROM THE RIGHT AT 13 KNOTS. HE ELECTED TO FLY OVER LAND, REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET AGL, AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 150 FEET AGL. WHILE MANEUVERING TOWARD WATER ABOUT 10 MPH ABOVE STALL SPEED, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DESCENDING. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE DESCENT CONTINUED, AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. HE DID NOT HOLD A SEAPLANE CLASS RATING.

## 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 MIA97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA048), Dec 24, 1996: Kelly Rans S-12 (N6156K), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with trees.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.