# Accident 20031019027259A: Amtr RANSS10, Ponder, TX, October 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ponder, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1917° N, 97.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1917&lon=-97.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190SP-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lawrence Philip W RANS S-10 (registry code 056163R, https://openairdocs.org/model/lawrence-philip-w-rans-s-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019027259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2003, AT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RANS S-10, SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N190SP, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED STRAIGHT UP AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AND FLEW INTO THE GROUND AT A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS KILLED AFTER ONE WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA014), Oct 19, 2003: Rans S-10 (N190SP), Ponder, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct low altitude maneuvering flight and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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