# Accident 20090906016749A: Amtr RANSS7, Muldrow, OK, September 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2009, 18:53 local time
- Place: Muldrow, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5869° N, 94.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5869&lon=-94.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615JH-2009-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halbert James H RANS S-7 (registry code 05605AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/halbert-james-h-rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 58 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA563) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090906016749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09CA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA563), Sep 6, 2009: Halbert James H Rans S-7 (N615JH), Short, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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