# Accident 19970928029139A: Amtr RANSS11, Hays, KS, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997, 19:21 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8703° N, 99.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8703&lon=-99.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4299Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4299Y-2001-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schlitter Randy RANS S-11 PURSUIT (registry code 05616XW, https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-rans-s-11-pursuit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS11
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 3 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029139A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED FOR CHASE PLANE. STALL SPIN ENTERED PULLOUT LATE HIT NOSE DOWN. INDICATES TESTING VORTEX GEN AND STALL STRIP

## 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 CHI97LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA302), Sep 29, 1997: Rans S-11 Pursuit (N4299Y), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. The pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane was a…

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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