# Accident 20090804048729A: Austin Howa RANS S-12XL, Quitman, GA, August 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Quitman, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8050° N, 83.5867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8050&lon=-83.5867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43377-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Austin Howard RANS S-12XL (registry code 05619AI, https://openairdocs.org/model/austin-howard-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUSTIN HOWA RANS S-12XL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 112 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090804048729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT DUE TO  HIS OWN ERROR HE GOT LOW ON APPROACH AND CONTACTED A TREE TOP.

## 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 ERA09CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA442), Aug 4, 2009: Rans S12 (N43377), Quitman, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance on final approach.

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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