# Accident 20080622854909A: Amtr RANSS6ES, Lajas, Puerto Rico, June 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lajas, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0681° N, 67.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0681&lon=-67.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131PR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6ES
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080622854909A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 22, 2008, AROUND 13:30, THE REPORTING INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN LAJAS, PUERTO RICO, WHICH INVOLVED AIRCRAFT N131PR, AN EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AS INDICATED BY MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT PORTS AUTHORITY, AIRCRAFT N131PR DEPARTED FROM THE MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT (MAZ) ON SUNDAY JUNE 22, 2008, AROUND 08:30 LOCAL TIME.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW FROM MAYAGUEZ AND LANDED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FARM IN LAJAS, PR, WHERE HE MET WITH A GROUP OF DOCTORS AND RELATIVES THAT WERE HAVING A CELEBRATION.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH ON SCENE WITNESSES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM LAJAS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PASSENGER, BEFORE 11:00 LOCAL TIME.  THEY FLEW OUT OF THE AREA, PRESUMABLY OVER THE CABO ROJO LIGHTHOUSE, AND RETURNED TO LAJAS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE LOCATION WHERE THE DOCTORS AND RELATIVES WERE HAVING THE CELEBRATION.  .SEE ATTACHMENT:

## 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 NYC08LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA225), Jun 22, 2008: Rans Rans S-6ES (N131PR), Lajas, PR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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