# Accident 20110710025139A: Rans Inc S-7LS, Laguna, NM, July 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Laguna, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3597° N, 107.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3597&lon=-107.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377JG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RANS INC S-7LS
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 85 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110710025139A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT N377JG ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE HEADING SOUTHEAST, FROM L BAR RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO KAEG.  AIRCRAFT ASCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 4' AND FAILED TO GAIN MORE ALTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, CONTACTED A FENCE, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ADJACENT TO THE FENCE, APPROXIMATELY 30 FT FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN11CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA470), Jul 10, 2011: Rans S7 (N377JG), Cubero, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain rotation speed prior to takeoff.

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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