# Accident 19991026047009A: Amtr RANSS12, Gainesville, VA, October 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7900° N, 77.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7900&lon=-77.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70197, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70197-2005-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parsons Lester Leon III RANS S-12 (registry code 05623DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/parsons-lester-leon-iii-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 324 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026047009A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO SLOW AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED DURING A RIGHT TURN. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.            (-23)PILOT WAS FLYING LOW OVER TREES, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, CRASHED IN TREES.  WITNESS STATED PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 NYC00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA019), Oct 26, 1999: Parsons Rans S-12 (N70197), Gainesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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