# Accident 20010909036489A: Amtr RANSS7, Birchwood, AK, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4000° N, 149.5147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4000&lon=-149.5147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4012H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4012H-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brians Johnnie RANS S-7 (registry code 05618GQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/brians-johnnie-rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909036489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH WAS SHORTER THAN NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 150 FEET AND STALLED. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLS WERE NOT RESPONDING. HE ADDED POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT. HE REDUCED POWER, AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, RESPONDING TO RUDDER, TURNED LEFT, NOSED DOWN AND CRASHED. PILOT STATED HE BOUGHT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. STATED THAT THE LEFT WING HAD BEEN REBUILT AND THIS WAS THE MAIDEN FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA140), Sep 10, 2001: Rans S-7 (N4012H), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N4012H (1)

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

- [Accident 19960908026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026309A), Sep 8, 1996: Amtr RANSS7 (N4012H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. First flight in type with owner on board. Bounced porpoised landing. Lost control veered into parked aircraft.

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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