# Accident 20090731016799A: Amtr RANSS6S, Montezuma, IN, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 12:06 local time
- Place: Montezuma, IN
- Airport: Garrard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8408° N, 87.3394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8408&lon=-87.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91226-2009-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6S (registry code 05610KM, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 499 total, 136 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731016799A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ROLL WAS INITIATED AT THE NORTH END OF A 600' MOWED GRASS AREA, NORTH OF AND ATTACHED TO 9IN6, WITH ONE PASSENGER.  TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 DEG F AND SLIGHT WESTERLY WIND.  N19226 LIFTED OFF THE GROUND WITHIN THE FIRST 300' OF THE 600' OF GRASS AREA AND BEGAN DRIFTING TOWARD A LARGE TREE JUST TO THE LEFT (EAST0SIDE OF THE SOUTH END OF THE GRASS AREA AND AT THE NORTH END OF 9IN6.  THE PILOT MADE A HARD BANK TO RIGHT TO AVOID THE TREE AND THEN BANKED TO LEFT PASSING TREE TO AVOID CORN STALKS AND IRRIGATION DEVICE (APPROXIMATELY 15-18 HIGH).  DURING THE TURN TO THE LEFT (EAST), THE LEFT WING CONTACTED POWER LINES JUST TO THE WEST SIDE OF TOW PATH RD, AND THEN DESCENED WHILE ROTATING TO LEFT (COUNTER CLOCKSWISE FROM LOOKING TOWARDS GROUND).  AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD FLAT IMPACT ON GROUND IN A BEAN FIELD EAST OF 9IN6, FACING SOUTH.  FIRE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THIS ACOUNT IS VERIFIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (EYE WITNESS).  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT BEFORE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE.  PASSENGER RECEIVED SOME BRUISES AND PILOT RECEIVED FIVE STICHES UNDER CHIN AND WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL THAT EVENING.

## 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 CEN09CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA498), Jul 31, 2009: Rans Employee Flying Club Rans S-6S (N91226), Montezuma, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after takeoff resulting in an impact with a power line and the ground.

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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