# Accident 20070527009599A: Amtr RANSS6S, Newark, IL, May 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2007, 19:05 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5194° N, 88.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5194&lon=-88.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743RP-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Purvis Ronald E RANS S6S (registry code 059005X, https://openairdocs.org/model/purvis-ronald-e-rans-s6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 8 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527009599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOTE: THIS FORM DOES NOT HAVE A BOX FOR CERTIFICATE TYPE OF SPORT PILOT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELD A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. WITNESS INTERVIEWED BY LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF SAID THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED QUICKLY JUST AFTER TAKE OFF (HEADING 090) TO ABOUT 150 FEET THEN PITCHED DOWN AND LEFT BARELY MISSING SOME BUILDINGS AND CRASHED AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN FULL CARDIAC ARREST AND PRONOUNCED DEAD SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

## 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 CHI07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA157), May 28, 2007: Purvis Rans S6S (N743RP), Newark, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in inadequate airspeed and a subsequent stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper installation of the…

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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