# Accident 19990717009119A: Amtr RANSS12, Nampa, ID, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4299° N, 116.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4299&lon=-116.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9230X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9230X-1999-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson M/Smith K/Harper T RANS S-12 (registry code 05602I8, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-m-smith-k-harper-t-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717009119A

## Narrative

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

SHERIFF REPORTED ACFT N9230X CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SE OF NAMPA, ID, AT INTERSECTIONS OF BOWMONT AND ROBINSON ROADS. TWO FATALITIES. (-23)AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDED, 10 MILES SOUTH OF NAMPA ID. N43 27 610 W116 29 521 ELEVATION 3674".  WINDS NW 10, TEMP. 84, ALT. 29.84.  EYE WITNESS SAID AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY NOSE GEAR AND HIT THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFIED IN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY AND WAS DESTROYED POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATAL.

## 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 SEA99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA120), Jul 17, 1999: Anderson Rans S-12 (N9230X), Bowmont, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained while maneuvering at low altitude. An inadvertent stall was a factor.

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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