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FAA accident report · Amtr RANSS10 · Benton, KS · October 4, 1999

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Date
October 4, 1999 · 18:15 local
Place
Benton, KS
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7868G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA004
Reported as
Amtr RANSS10
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
176 total88 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N7868GRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2000 · Draper Robert S-10S/N 098803Airframe modelDraper Robert S-10

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On October 4, 1999, at 1815 central daylight time, a draper rans S-10, N7868G, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after a loss of engine power and was consumed by fire. The 14 CFR part 91 flight had departed Benton airport (1K1), Benton, Kansas, at 1800 CDT on a local flight. The private pilot and registered owner of the airplane, and the airline transport rated second pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (.4)a witness saw the airplane for about one or two seconds before the airplane went behind a 20 to 30 foot crest in the road. The airplane's altitude was about 150 feet above the ground and it was in a nosedive. The airplane impacted the ground in about a 30 degree nose down attitude. The engine compartment, cockpit, and left and right wings were consumed by fire after impact. The empennage remained intact and attached to the fuselage. The inspection of the wreckage revealed that all flight controls were attached to the airframe and all cables were still intact. Continuity was established to all flight controls. The carburetors and ignition system were consumed by fire. The inspection of the engine did not reveal any pre-impact anomalies. The propeller blade that was found forward of the engine was separated from the hub and it exhibited the following characteristics: no chordwise scratching, no dents or nicks in the leading edge, and no blade twist. The composite blade strands that were attached to the blade hub were separated and bent forward of the hub, and not angled opposite the plane of rotation. The pilot had flown the airplane one hour within the last five month (.4) cont'd within the last five months. The toxicology report indicated the pilot had 10 times the normal dose of ephedrine detected in the blood. Ephedrine is used as a stimulant, weight loss product, decongestant, or asthma medication. (-23) the amateur built rans S-10 a/c was reported burning in a field at approx. 1815 CDT to the butler county Kansas sheriff's office on Monday, October 4, 1999. The two occupants were certificated pilots and both received fatal injuries. The a/c was observed to depart Benton airport (1K1), Benton, KS at approx. 1800 CDT for what was believed to be a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight. Investigation of the wreckage has not revealed mechanical malfunctions, although evidence indicates the propeller was not turning at the time of the impact.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON OCTOBER 4, 1999, AT 1815 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A DRAPER RANS S-10, N7868G, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BENTON AIRPORT (1K1), BENTON, KANSAS, AT 1800 CDT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED SECOND PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4)A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE FOR ABOUT ONE OR TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE AIRPLANE WENT BEHIND A 20 TO 30 FOOT CREST IN THE ROAD. THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND IT WAS IN A NOSEDIVE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN ABOUT A 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COCKPIT, AND LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE AFTER IMPACT. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT AND ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME AND ALL CABLES WERE STILL INTACT. CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE CARBURETORS AND IGNITION SYSTEM WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES. THE PROPELLER BLADE THAT WAS FOUND FORWARD OF THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HUB AND IT EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: NO CHORDWISE SCRATCHING, NO DENTS OR NICKS IN THE LEADING EDGE, AND NO BLADE TWIST. THE COMPOSITE BLADE STRANDS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE BLADE HUB WERE SEPARATED AND BENT FORWARD OF THE HUB, AND NOT ANGLED OPPOSITE THE PLANE OF ROTATION. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE ONE HOUR WITHIN THE LAST FIVE MONTH (.4) CONT'D WITHIN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATED THE PILOT HAD 10 TIMES THE NORMAL DOSE OF EPHEDRINE DETECTED IN THE BLOOD. EPHEDRINE IS USED AS A STIMULANT, WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCT, DECONGESTANT, OR ASTHMA MEDICATION. (-23) THE AMATEUR BUILT RANS S-10 A/C WAS REPORTED BURNING IN A FIELD AT APPROX. 1815 CDT TO THE BUTLER COUNTY KANSAS SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1999. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE CERTIFICATED PILOTS AND BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE A/C WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART BENTON AIRPORT (1K1), BENTON, KS AT APPROX. 1800 CDT FOR WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE HAS NOT REVEALED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, ALTHOUGH EVIDENCE INDICATES THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA004Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBenton, KSthe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors relating to the accident was the undetermined loss of power and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the airplane.Oct 4, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7868G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19911023053169IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Wisconsin Rapid, WIEngine failed on climbout. Forced landing in field. Aircraft nosed over. Crankshaft rod bearing had failed.Oct 23, 1991 · Minor damage