# Accident 20080718841919A: Amtr RANSS14, July 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2008
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9997° N, 110.3578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9997&lon=-110.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923GN-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nichols George C/Rans S-14 (registry code 05901UG, https://openairdocs.org/model/nichols-george-c-rans-s-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 521 (registry code 55580, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-521) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS14
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX521
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total, 0 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080718841919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF THE BENSON,AZ AIRPORT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT HAD NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. THE FLAPS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOWERED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AT A HIGH ANGLE AND LOW SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE INITIAL IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BLOCK 9, TIME OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN. (-23 AMENDMENT) NORDIAZEPAM, OXAZEPAM, TEMAZEPAM, AND MARIHUANA WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S URINE; NORDIAZEPAM AND TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD. TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL WAS DETECTED IN THE LUNG AND IN THE BLOOD. THE LEVEL OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL FOUND IN THE BLOOD (0.0511UG/G) IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT USE ACCORDING TO CAMI.

## 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 LAX08LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA231), Jul 18, 2008: Nichols Rans S-14 (N923GN), Benson, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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