# Accident 20030705012649A: Amtr RANSS7, Manti, UT, July 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Manti, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3186° N, 111.6025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3186&lon=-111.6025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6687-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pringle Mark D S-7 COURER (registry code 05607FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/pringle-mark-d-s-7-courer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030705012649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED MT. PLEASANT, UTAH AIRPORT ABOUT 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE WAS FLYING 50 FEET ABOVE THE WATER OVER THE GUNNISON RESERVOIR NEAR MANTI, UTAH. HE WAS TRYING TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF SOME FRIENDS IN A BOAT ON THE RESERVOIR. HE THEN ENTERED A CLIMB AND TURN MANEUVER. THE AIRPLANE STALLED OUT AND FELL INTO THE WATER INJURING BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER. BOTH PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT WITH BROKEN BONES AND NUMEROUS CUTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS IS AN INTERIM REPORT. WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE REGARDING THIS CASE, AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

## 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 DEN03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA121), Jul 5, 2003: Pringle Rans S-7 Courer (N6687), Manti, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight and high density altitude are contributing factors.

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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