# Accident 20190201000489A: Hansen Ronald L RANS S-12XL, Socorro, NM, February 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2019, 13:55 local time
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Airport: Socorro Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0244° N, 106.8983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0244&lon=-106.8983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536RH-2019-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hansen Ronald L RANS S-12XL (registry code 05608XK, https://openairdocs.org/model/hansen-ronald-l-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANSEN RONALD L RANS S-12XL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190201000489A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2019, AT 1355 MST,  A HANSEN RONALD L, RANS S-12XL , N536RH, REGISTERED TO EDDIE SIGMAN, CRASHED WHILE ON TAKEOFF RWY 33 AT SOCORRO NM (ONM) AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED AND THE PRIVATE  PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SOCORRO NM. ON FEBUARY 02, 2019 AT 1355 MST.

## 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 WPR19LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA078), Feb 1, 2019: Rans S12 (N536RH), Socorro, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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