# Accident 20060329005949A: Amtr RANSS7, New Haven, MI, March 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2006, 11:50 local time
- Place: New Haven, MI
- Airport: Macomb Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7375° N, 82.8900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7375&lon=-82.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22220-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin Timothy R RANS S-7 COURIER (registry code 05625GK, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-timothy-r-rans-s-7-courier) (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 ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060329005949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03-29-2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 EST, N22220, A RANS S-7, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT RAY COMMUNITY AIRPORT, RAY, MI (57D). AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FT FROM THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT. WEATHER: VMC, 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. TO DATE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ HAS NOT RETURNED INVESTIGATORS PHONE CALLS.

## 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 CHI06CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA102), Mar 29, 2006: Martin Rans S-7 Courier (N22220), Ray, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power and fire for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N22220 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950408010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408010159I), Apr 8, 1995: Amtr RANSS7 (N22220), Crescent City, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: during water taxi in preparation for take off, gusty cross wind flipped aircraft over in water upside down with floats upright. Aircraft recovered,…

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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