# Accident 20060706015859A: Moon RANSS14, Laomi, IL, July 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2006, 21:30 local time
- Place: Laomi, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8006° N, 89.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8006&lon=-89.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43293-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moon George D RANS S-14 (registry code 056188O, https://openairdocs.org/model/moon-george-d-rans-s-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOON RANSS14
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- 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 CHI06LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706015859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FSDO NOTIFIED ON 07/07/2006 AT 1000 HRS THAT AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOCATED IN A CORN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF BERLIN TOWER ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AT 2100 HRS ON JULY 6, 2006 AND WAS LOCATED AT 0900 HRS BY STATE POLICE AIRCRAFT ON JULY 7, 2006. UPON ARRIVING AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT WITH SEVERE COMPRESSION DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AREA AND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS LYING RIGHT WING LOW WITH FUEL RUNNING OUT OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED, AS WAS ENGINE CONTROL. AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE AN ELT.

## 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 CHI06LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA178), Jul 7, 2006: Moon Rans S-14 (N43293), Berlin, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane 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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