# Accident 20131203023529A: Anderson Andreas RANS S-6S, Travelers Rest, SC, December 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Place: Travelers Rest, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1656° N, 82.4397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1656&lon=-82.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581TC-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Andreas RANS S-6S (registry code 05625NI, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-andreas-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANDERSON ANDREAS RANS S-6S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 712 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131203023529A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM JOHN C TUNE  AIRPORT (JWN) NEAR NASHVILLE, TN TO GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU) GREENVILLE, SC. HE WAS FLYING ABOVE THE WEATHER AND MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO GET BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE HOLE WHICH HE DESCENDED INTO CLOSED UP AROUND HIM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN TOP AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2817 MSL.

## 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 ERA14CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA062), Dec 3, 2013: Anderson Andreas Rans S-6S (N581TC), Traveler's Rest, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent inability to maintain clearance with…

## Other reports on N581TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110216001459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216001459I), Feb 16, 2011: Anderson An RANS S-6S (N581TC), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on runway 19. While turning off onto taxiway juliet, applied brakes too hard. Aircraft tipped up on the propeller. Aircraft came to rest on the…

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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