# Accident 19990626007589A: Amtr RANSS10, Lacrosse, KS, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lacrosse, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5298° N, 99.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5298&lon=-99.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108AN-2000-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pechanec Francis H RANS S-10 SAKOTA (registry code 05625B3, https://openairdocs.org/model/pechanec-francis-h-rans-s-10-sakota) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. (.4)AN AIRCRAFT SIMILAR IN DESCRIPTION TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS SEEN BY A WITNESS PERFORMING 'LOOPS' ON JUNE 26, 1999 AT 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.  THE WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE NORTH OF HER HOME, WHICH WAS LOCATED 2-3 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND 2 MILES EAST AND 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE, KANSAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT PROPERTIES OF THE RANS S-10 SAKOTA WERE DESCRIBED IN THE AIRCRAFT'S MANUAL AS, '...THERE IS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE OF SPEED DECAY IN ZERO THRUST MODE AND POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SINK RATES DUE TO THE 9.4 LB. WING LOADING.  IN PITCH, THE S-10 IS NEUTRAL.'  NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.                                        (.19)ON JUNE 26, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RANS S-10 SAKOTA, N108AN, DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR TIMKIN, KANSAS AND DID NOT RETURN.  ON JUNE 27, 1999, AT 1304 THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND DESTROYED IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST A                                         ND 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF LA CROSSE, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE AIRCRAFT'S REPORTED TIME OF DEPARTURE.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT'S FUSELAGE WAS FOLDED OVER ONTO INSELF IN THE AFT DIRECTION, BENT LATERALLY AND WAS LYING ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 160 DEGREES.  THERE WAS GROUND SCARRING BENEATH THE RIGHT WING'S LEADING EDGE.  THE EMPENNAGE, WITH ITS CONTROL SURFACES, WAS ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME AND ITS CONTROL SURFACES.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER HUB WERE BURIED APPROXIMATELY 2-1/2 FEET BELOW GROUND.                                            (-23)ON 6/26/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AM LOCAL A RANS S-10 SAKOTA (N108AN) DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIR STRIP FROM TIMKEN, KS.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                       WAS SOLO AND ON A PART 91 FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA^ DID NOT RETURN TO HIS POINT OF DEPARTURE, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BY THE KANSAS HIGHWAY STATE PATROL AT APPROXIMATELY 800 AM LOCAL ON 6/27/99.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1258 PM LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 MILES SOUTH EAST OF LA CROSSE, KS. IN AN O PEN FIELD. THE PILOT WAS FATALY INJURED AT THE SCENE.  A WITNESS HAD OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AEROBATIC LOOPS BETWEEN 1130 AM-1200 PM ON 6/26/99 APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH OF THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING.  THE RUSH COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT STATED WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE LACROSSE, KS. AREA ON 6/26/99 TO BE CLEAR AND THE WINDS CALM.

## 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 CHI99FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA202), Jun 26, 1999: Rans S-10 Sakota (N108AN), La Crosse, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: directional control not maintained by the pilot.

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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