# Accident 19981101030989A: Amtr RANSS10, Pisgah, MS, November 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pisgah, MS
- Airport: Pisgah
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9204° N, 88.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9204&lon=-88.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383FF-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ferguson B L RANS S-10 SAKOTA (registry code 05626LX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-b-l-rans-s-10-sakota) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 28 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981101030989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES VICINITY OF JACKSON. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1600 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, FERGUSON RANS S-10 SAKOTA, N383FF, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP AT PISGAH, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE STRIP AT PISGAH A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS ON LANDING APPROACH AT ABOUT 200 FEET, AGL, WHEN IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, ENTERED A SPIN, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN ABOUT A 20 TO 25 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 150 TO 200 FEET AGL, AND COMMENCE AN ABRUPT STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT.  ONCE INTO THE 45 TO 50 DEGREE BANK, THE NOSE DROPPED, AND THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE WAS SEEN TO PARTIALLY DEPLOY.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN THE DESCENDING SPIRAL UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  NO EVIDENCE OF  PRECRASH MALFUNCTIONS OF FLIGHT CONT ROLS WERE FOUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED CONDUCTING CHADELLES AND STEEP TURN MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING A LEFT 45 DEGREE BANK FOLLOWED BY A RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND IMPACT OF GROUND AT NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 MIA99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA022), Nov 1, 1998: Ferguson Rans S-10 Sakota (N383FF), Pisgah, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low altitude maneuver resulting in the aircraft's uncontrollable descent until impact with the terrain.

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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