# Accident 20130504006799A: Newgent Barry-Rans S6S, Suffolk, VA, May 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6931° N, 76.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6931&lon=-76.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388KB-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newgent Barry S6S (registry code 059041B, https://openairdocs.org/model/newgent-barry-s6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEWGENT BARRY-RANS S6S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504006799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS AT SFQ AND DURING THE THIRD ATTEMPT, AS AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR LANDING RUNWAY 7, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND.

## 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 ERA13FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA227), May 4, 2013: Newgent, Barry S6S (N388KB), Suffolk, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while turning from the downwind to the base leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall, spin, and impact with terrain.…

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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