# Accident 20050427010139A: Amtr RANSS6, Tombstone, AZ, April 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tombstone, AZ
- Airport: Tombstone Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6769° N, 109.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6769&lon=-109.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32050-2005-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schlitter Randy J RANS S6ES COYOTE II (registry code 05618A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-j-rans-s6es-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427010139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TOMBSTONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE TOWN OF TOMBSTONE. ANOTHER WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STALL AND NOSE DOWN AND CRASH NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BALLISTIC PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM. THE LANYARD WAS PULLED ACCORDING TO SHERIFF PERSONNEL, BUT THE ROCKET MOTOR HAD NOT FIRED AND THE PARACHUTE HAD NOT DEPLOYED.

## 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 LAX05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA149), Apr 27, 2005: Schlitter Randy J Rans S6ES Coyote II (N32050), Tombstone, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the flying pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain.

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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