# Accident 20020806029929A: Amtr RANSS7, Welsh, LA, August 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2347° N, 92.8186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2347&lon=-92.8186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497RP-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Page Ralph W RANS S-7 (registry code 05607KC, https://openairdocs.org/model/page-ralph-w-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020806029929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUSTING-CROSSWIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND IMPACT WITH 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 FTW02LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA231), Aug 6, 2002: Page Rans S-7 (N497RP), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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