# Accident 20111211029089A: Shaw Douglas Wayne RANS S 7, Somerville, TN, December 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2011, 13:29 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 89.3478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-89.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347DS-2012-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaw Douglas Wayne RANS S 7 (registry code 05618ZB, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaw-douglas-wayne-rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHAW DOUGLAS WAYNE RANS S 7
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111211029089A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 11, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 CST, N347DS, A RANS S-7, AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, CRASHED NEAR SOMERVILLE, TN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD, AS STATED BY A COUNTY OFFICIAL,  HAD A BRAIN ANEURYSM AND DIED DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, JUST TOOK OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME WHEN, AFTER LIFT OFF, IT WOBBLED, PITCHED UP, NOSED OVER, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT HELD A RATING FOR SPORT PILOT SEL, WITH GLIDER, AND WAS A CFI. HIS LAST MEDICAL IS DATED 03/29/2011.

## 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 ERA12FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA107), Dec 11, 2011: Shaw Douglas Wayne Rans S 7 (N347DS), Somerville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a ruptured berry aneurysm during 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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