# Accident 20111001024549A: Sadler Terry RANS S-7 COURIER, Riley, KS, October 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Riley, KS
- Airport: Leo'S Place
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3022° N, 96.7553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3022&lon=-96.7553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2417T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2417T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sadler Terry RANS S-7 COURIER (registry code 05615N4, https://openairdocs.org/model/sadler-terry-rans-s-7-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SADLER TERRY RANS S-7 COURIER
- Reported engine: ROTAX BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 104 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111001024549A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT EARLIER IN THE DAY AND MADE SEVERAL LOCAL FLIGHTS IN PREPARATION FOR A FLY-IN EVENT.  HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, TAXIED TO PARKING AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE.  DURING THIS PROCESS, A FAMILY DROVE THEIR CAR ONTO THE AIRPORT AND APPROACHED THE PILOT, WHO LATER AGREED TO PROVIDE THEIR SON WITH A RIDE AROUND THE PATTERN.  THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE END OF RUNWAY 11.  HE INITIATED THE TAKEOFF AND AFTER CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT.  THE PILOT STATED HE INSTANTLY KNEW THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION DURING HIS EARLIER SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE.  THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 11.THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN12CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA003), Oct 1, 2011: Sadler Terry Rans S-7 Courier (N2417T), Riley, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure that the fuel shutoff valve was turned on before…

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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