# Accident 19980709046569A: Mastopietro Kurt RANS S12 AIRAILE, Phillips, ME, July 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Phillips, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8231° N, 70.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillips, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8231&lon=-70.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191V-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mastopietro Kurt RANS S12 AIRAILE (registry code 056223R, https://openairdocs.org/model/mastopietro-kurt-rans-s12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709046569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. WALKER WAS OPERATING THIS AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. HE FIELD TWICE DURING HIS FLIGHT.   DURING HIS LAST FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT.  MR. WALKER ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD.

## 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 IAD98LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA078), Jul 9, 1998: Mastopietro Rans S12 (N6191V), Phillips, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a separated oil line. A related factor was the unsuitable field.

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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