# Accident 20100614048799A: Rans COYOTTE II, Lincoln, CA, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 20:14 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9031° N, 121.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9031&lon=-121.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1901C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1901C-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans COYOTTE II S6 (registry code 05904I0, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-coyotte-ii-s6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS COYOTTE II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614048799A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOOT PRINT OF LINCOLN REGIONAL (LHM) AIRPORT LINCOLN, CA. THIS WAS A FAR 91, PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WITH ONE PASENGER. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, ORIGINALLY ISSUED 1/26/2008 AND AMENDED 1/21/2010.THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED HIS PRIVET PILOT CERTIFICATE 5/7/2005 AND HAD LOGGED 378 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANES. HIS LAST BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW DOCUMENTED IN HIS LOG BOOK IS DATED 5/21/2009. HE HAS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL ISSUED 1/22/2008. HIS LAST LOGBOOK ENTRY IS DATED 7/1/2009.A WITNESS WHO IS A PILOT WITH EXPERIENCE IN SIMILAR AIRCRAFT OBSERVED THE EVENT. HE STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE AIRFIELD ON A LEFT 45 TO DOWN WIND TO RUNWAY 15. HE SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. HE SAW N1901C MAKE A TURN TO THE LEFT (APPARENTLY TO DO A 360 TURN TO ALLOW SPACING BETWEEN HIM AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN) APPROXIMATELY 180 INTO THE TURN THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN IN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT HAND ATTITUDE. BOTH AIRCRAFT DOORS HAD BEEN REMOVER BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE LEFT HAND WING WAS REMOVED BY FIRST RESPONDERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE FATALLY INJURED OCCUPANTS. THEREFORE FUEL QUANTITY IN THAT TANK IS UNKNOWN. THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK WAS INTACT WITH 4 GALLONS OF FUEL RECOVERED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RUDDER. THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FROM BEHIND THE SEATS  BACK TO THE TAIL WAS INTACT, FROM THAT AREA FORWARD WAS SMASHED IN IMPACT. AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE WINGS WAS DAMAGED AND CRUSHED IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE HARDWARE AND LINKAGES WOULD LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE IT WAS FUNCTIONING. I WAS UNABLE TO TELL IF THE FLAPS HAD BEEN EXTENDED DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS SEVERED AT THE HUB THE OTHER HAD BLADE TIP DAMAGE. NTSB FILE NUMBER IS WPR10LA293.

## 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 WPR10LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA293), Jun 15, 2010: Rans Coyote II S6 (N1901C), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the increased drag on the…

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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