# Accident 20100529039629A: Holden Fran RANS S6ES, Waxahachie, TX, May 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2010, 18:45 local time
- Place: Waxahachie, TX
- Airport: Private Grass Strip 5860 Fmh 7
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3867° N, 95.8483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3867&lon=-95.8483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9870V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9870V-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES (registry code 05625AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/holden-frank-joseph-rans-s6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLDEN FRAN RANS S6ES
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529039629A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 CST, A RANS COYOTE II AIRPLANE, N9870V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER DEPARTING FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD (NO IDENTIFIER) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN (16) MILES SOUTH, SOUTHWEST OF THE MID-WAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KJWY) IN WAXAHACHIE, TX.  NEITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN10CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA294), May 29, 2010: Holden Frank Joseph Rans S6ES (N9870V), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff, resulting in a stall/msuh.

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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