# Incident 20100701038269I: Rans S-7, International F, MN, July 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2010, 10:52 local time
- Place: International F, MN
- Airport: Rainy River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5864° N, 93.4077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of International Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5864&lon=-93.4077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55893-2023-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-7 (registry code 05903ZI, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S-7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,748 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100701038269I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN FROM RAINY RIVER.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE CLIMB RATE.  DECIDED TO LAND AGAIN.  MADE HARD LANDING ON RIVER SURFACE AND FLOAT SPREADER BAR, ATTACHING STRUCTURE FAILED.  AIRCRAFT BECAME PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN RAINY RIVER.

## Other reports on N55893 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20201006016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201006016879A), Oct 6, 2020: Rans S-7 (N55893), Spirit Lake, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Experimental aircraft, N55893, configured with amphibious floats, with 2 persons on board attempted take-off on 3000' runway 25. Runway 25 is sloped uphill 1…
- [Incident 20200707010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200707010949I), Jul 7, 2020: Rans S-7 (N55893), Mt Morris, IL, Minor damage. Departed Illinois valley airport (kvys) en-route to prairie du chien (kpdc) encountered a landing gear malfunction after departure from kvys. Two safe gear…

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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