# Accident 20080321836739A: Amtr RANSS12XL, Wauchula, FL, March 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5089° N, 81.8747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5089&lon=-81.8747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S12XL (registry code 0590220, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12XL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321836739A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MARCH 21, 2008, AT 1315 EDT, A RANS S12XL, N166LS, REGISTERED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED IN A GRASS AREA AT WAUCHULA AIRPORT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT 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 NYC08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA147), Mar 21, 2008: Rans S12XL (N166LS), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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