# Incident 19970901029879I: Amtr RANSS12, Allensville, KY, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Allensville, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7170° N, 87.0686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allensville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7170&lon=-87.0686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897BH-2012-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hester Bobby R JR RANS S-12XL (registry code 056046S, https://openairdocs.org/model/hester-bobby-r-jr-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901029879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE FLYING ON LABOR DAY AT 1500'AGL, AIRCRAFT LOST PWR IN A TURN. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE PWR WHILE IN A DESCENT. LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD WHEN ENGINE TOTALLY QUIT. DAMAGED RT WING TIP AND FORWARD SECTION OF FUSELAGE (BOTH SIDES) SOME DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS/TIRES.

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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