# Accident 20060515009479A: Amtr RANSS18, Palmdale, CA, May 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Brian Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5153° N, 117.7619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5153&lon=-117.7619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24052, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24052-2008-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schlitter Randy J RANS S-18 STINGER (registry code 05609IN, https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-j-rans-s-18-stinger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060515009479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5/15/2006 AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHLITTER RANS S-18 STINGER, REGISTRATION #N24052, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE WEST OF RUNWAY 08 AT THE BRIAN RANCH AIRPORT, LIANO, CALIFORNIA. THE INDIVIDUAL IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA170), May 15, 2006: Schlitter Rans S-18 Stinger (N24052), Llano, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain 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.

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