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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RANS S-6 SUPER · Wyatte, MS · October 29, 2001

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Date: October 29, 2001 · 17:11 local
Place: Wyatte, MS
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1173R
Reported as: Amtr RANSS6SUPER
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total

N1173RRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPERS/N 06951000 · Built 1995 Airframe modelRans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4) Witnesses stated the aircraft was in level flight at a low altitude, a they heard the engine sputtering. The airplane turned left, flew over tree line, nosed up, started a slow spiral, and spun nose low into the ground. Clean fuel was drained from the right wing. The engine was disassembled and reveal no discrepancies. (-23) witnesses stated acft. Was at a very low altitude (20-25 feet) and started a climb. During climb engine stalled/stopped. Acft rolled over and spiraled into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT A LOW ALTITUDE, A THEY HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, FLEW OVER TREE LINE, NOSED UP, STARTED A SLOW SPIRAL, AND SPUN NOSE LOW INTO THE GROUND. CLEAN FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REVEAL NO DISCREPANCIES. (-23) WITNESSES STATED ACFT. WAS AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE (20-25 FEET) AND STARTED A CLIMB. DURING CLIMB ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED. ACFT ROLLED OVER AND SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND.