# Accident 20090319003999A: Robins S6SRANS, Cartersville, GA, March 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1231° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RW-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Wayne O S6S RANS (registry code 05625IH, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-wayne-o-s6s-rans) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINS S6SRANS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319003999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY.  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED THE FBO FROM HIS CELL PHONE TO ADVISE THEY WERE HURT AND TO SEND RESCUE PERSONNEL.

## 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 ERA09LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA203), Mar 19, 2009: Wayne O Robinson S6S Rans (N312RW), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was chafed wires in 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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