# Accident 20070512007569A: Amtr RANSS12XL, Lakeside, AZ, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lakeside, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2056° N, 109.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2056&lon=-109.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6641K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6641K-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sheely Kenneth W RANS S-12XL (registry code 05610UU, https://openairdocs.org/model/sheely-kenneth-w-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12XL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512007569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 MST THE AIRPLANE MADE A NORMAL DEPARTURE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FROM A FIELD AT THE PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF THE PILOT. AT A LOW ALTITUDE THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO THE EAST WHEN SUDDENLY THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE AIRPLANE MADE A 180 DEGREE LEFT SPIRAL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX07LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA167), May 13, 2007: Sheely Rans S-12XL (N6641K), Pinetop, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with 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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