# Accident 20010206000449A: Amtr SNS2GUPPY, Raymond, MS, February 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Raymond, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2593° N, 90.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2593&lon=-90.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6334F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6334F-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pertuit Bert SORRELL SNS GUPPY (registry code 05606D8, https://openairdocs.org/model/pertuit-bert-sorrell-sns-guppy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNS2GUPPY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 91 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010206000449A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT REPORTED LOST RUDDER CONTROL JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 200 FEET ALTITUDE. HE APPLIED POWER AND TRIED TO INITIATE A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. HIS ALTITUDE WAS 300 FEET AGL AT ABOUT 45 MPH. AT THIS POINT, WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED THE A/C TURNED LEFT AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. (-19) ON FEBRUARY 06, 2001, AT 0930 CST, A SORRELL, GUPPY SNS-2, N6334F, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE EXPERIMANTAL AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JOHN BELL WILLIAMS FIELD, RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, RUDDER CONTROL WAS LOST FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR RAYMOND, MS.                                                                                                                                                  (.4) ON FEBRUARY 06, 2001, AT 0930 CST, A SORRELL GUPPY SNS-2, N6334F, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, COLLIDED WITH THREES DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE EXPERIMENTALAIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JOHN BELL WILLIAMS FIELD, RAYMOND, MS., 0845. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS "FELT UNSTABLE". THEN HE STATED THAT, WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN, THE AIRPLANE TURNED EASY TO THE LEFT. AS THE PILOT MANUEVERED 300 FEET ABOVE THE TREES, THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A "FLAT SPIN/SPIRAL." THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR RAYMOND, MS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE RUDDER HORN BRACKET THAT CONNECTS TO THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE, HAD BROKEN AT THE WELD. THE BUILDER MANUFACTURED THE RUDDER HORN BRACKET DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA031), Feb 6, 2001: Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy (N6334F), Raymond, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the rudder horn bracket, that resulted in the inflight loss of control.

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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