# Accident 20110622013329A: Ultralight America SPITFIRE II MODELCTV, Ranger, TX, June 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2011, 13:40 local time
- Place: Ranger, TX
- Airport: Ranger Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4525° N, 98.6828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4525&lon=-98.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6524R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6524R-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultralight America SPITFIRE II MODELCTV (registry code 059017I, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultralight-america-spitfire-ii-modelctv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRALIGHT AMERICA SPITFIRE II MODELCTV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110622013329A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEMONSTRATING THE AIRCRAFT TO A POTENTIAL BUYER.  ON DEPARTURE AND CLIMB-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED  A DEPARTURE STALL WITH  SUBSEQUENT CRASH AND POST CRASH FIRE. TWO SOULS WERE ON BOARD WITH TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 CEN11LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA421), Jun 22, 2011: Ultralight America Spitfire II (N6524R), Ranger, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after a takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N6524R (1)

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

- [Accident 20100313029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313029379A), Mar 13, 2010: Ultralight SPITFIRE II (N6524R), Cameron, TX, Substantial damage. Operator just purchased this aircraft and was making a few touch & go'son leveling out the engine began to sputter and loose power operator continued level…

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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