# Accident 20011029029899A: Amtr RANSS6SUPER, Wyatte, MS, October 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2001, 17:11 local time
- Place: Wyatte, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6418° N, 89.6943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wyatte, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6418&lon=-89.6943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1173R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173R-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPER (registry code 05604DW, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-6-super) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6SUPER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011029029899A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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