# Accident 20010530011669A: Amtr RANSS6, Swainsboro, GA, May 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2001, 15:45 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5894° N, 82.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5894&lon=-82.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448CH-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heyn Russell RANS S-6 (registry code 05607OJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/heyn-russell-rans-s-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530011669A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PIC DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP OF BILL MIXON'S AT ABOUT 345PM, THE WIND WAS AT A RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND OF SOME 10 TO 12 MPH. HE LIFTED OFF AND BEGAN TO CLIMB.  AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET A STRONG WIND GUST AT HIS 90 DEGREE GOT UNDER THE RIGHT WING AND FORCED THE PLANCE HARD LEFT AND NOSE DOWN UNTIL HE HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA147), May 30, 2001: Russell Heyn Rans S-6 (N448CH), Swainsboro, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to properly compensate for a crosswind and for gusty conditions during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and collision with the ground.

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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