# Accident 20030515015319A: Amtr RANSS9, Green Cove Spr, FL, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 19:40 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spr, FL
- Airport: Haller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9031° N, 81.6858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9031&lon=-81.6858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93WD-2005-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Darling Bill RANS S9 (registry code 05623BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/darling-bill-rans-s9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS9
- Reported engine: HIRTH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,651 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515015319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS, VINCE WEBSTER STATED THAT AROUND 1900-1930 MR. TOWER WAS SEEN TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM RUNWAY 18/36. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, CONTINUED TO CLIMB THEN TURNED LEFT AND CRASHED INTO AN AREA OF TREES AND THICK UNDERBRUSH APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO DESCEND STRAIGHT DOWN AND LAND VERTICALLY, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A GLIDE PATH TO THE CRASH SCENE. THE ENTIRE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY A 20-FOOT DIAMETER. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NORMAL AND THE ENGINE ROTATED FREELY. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO CHECKED THE ENGINE FOR FREE ROTATION. THE ENGINE ROTATED FREELY AND WAS NOT SEIZED. JUNE 30, 2003, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION, OR A FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM.

## 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 MIA03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA109), May 15, 2003: Bill Darling Rans S9 (N93WD), Green Cove Sprg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.