# Accident 20060804016969A: Amtr RANSS16, Plattsmouth, NE, August 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2006, 09:15 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9503° N, 95.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9503&lon=-95.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI (registry code 05611SE, https://openairdocs.org/model/spittler-gerald-s-16-shekari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804016969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2006 AT 9:15 CDT, THE PILOT OF N116GS, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILE RANS S-16 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 1298009, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE PLATTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 16. ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND NOTED THE ENGINE ONLY PRODUCED PARTIAL POWER. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI06CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA237), Aug 4, 2006: Spittler Rans S-16 (N116GS), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation which resulted from a binding within the fuel servo. A factor associated with the accident was the high vegetation that was encountered during the forced…

## Other reports on N116GS (1)

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

- [Accident 20140801014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801014829A), Aug 1, 2014: Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI (N116GS), Fort Bridger, WY, Substantial damage. On August 1, 2014 at approximately 1000 hours MDT, N116GS an experimental amateur built Spittler Gerald S-16 shekari airplane was substantially damaged after…

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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