# Accident 19970616014019A: Amtr RANSS6, Cedar Bluff, VA, June 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1997, 20:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Bluff, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5192° N, 79.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5192&lon=-79.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N495J-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodwin James H RANS S-4 (registry code 05630AG, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodwin-james-h-rans-s-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014019A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN ON CLIMBOUT. NO CHECK OUT. FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA116), Jun 16, 1997: Goodwin Rans S-4 (N495J), Cedar Bluff, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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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