20090906016749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RANS S-7 · Muldrow, OK · September 6, 2009

Date
September 6, 2009 · 18:53 local
Place
Muldrow, OK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N615JH
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA563
Reported as
Amtr RANSS7
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,006 total58 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 6, 2009, N615JH, a rnas S-7 aircraft, departed from a private grass strip ner the town of Muldrow, Oklahoma, in an easterly direction. A certificated sport pilot, who was acting as the pilot in command, and one passenger were the occupants. After clearing trees and a power line after takeoff, the aircraft began loosing power for undetermined reasons. The pilot made a forced landing into an uncut hay field, the hay was approximately 6.5' tall. The aircraft's left wing contacted the hay, causing the aircraft to spin 180 degrees to the right. The aircraft came to a stop with the nose pointing to the west and caught fire. The aircraft was consumed by the post crash fire; the pilot received minor injuries, the passenger was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2009, N615JH, A RNAS S-7 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NER THE TOWN OF MULDROW, OKLAHOMA, IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. A CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT, WHO WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE THE OCCUPANTS. AFTER CLEARING TREES AND A POWER LINE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOOSING POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO AN UNCUT HAY FIELD, THE HAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 6.5' TALL. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE HAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 180 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO THE WEST AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE; THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.