# Accident 20130811016979A: Bryant Frederick M RANS S-12, Vienna, MD, August 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2013, 17:54 local time
- Place: Vienna, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3006° N, 76.0044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3006&lon=-76.0044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557BB-2015-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryant Frederick M RANS S-12 (registry code 05904SO, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-frederick-m-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRYANT FREDERICK M RANS S-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811016979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER THE WATER AT ELLIOTTS ISLAND, WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED IN THE WATER.

## 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 ERA13LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA361), Aug 11, 2013: Bryant Frederick M Rans S-12 (N557BB), Vienna, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with water.

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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