# Accident 20190626008019A: Fontaine Peter RANS S-6-S, Fletcher, NC, June 26, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 26, 2019, 10:28 local time - Place: Fletcher, NC - Airport: Six Oaks Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.4753° N, 82.4358° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4753&lon=-82.4358&mi=10 - Aircraft: N661PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661PF-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Fontaine Peter RANS S-6-S (registry code 05622WH, https://openairdocs.org/model/fontaine-peter-rans-s-6-s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FONTAINE PETER RANS S-6-S - Reported engine: ROTAX 912 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA200) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190626008019A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PTRS # 201903230 BRIEF NARRATIVE ON JUNE 26TH, 2019, ABOUT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RANS S-6S, N661PF, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR THE SIX OAKS PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR FAIRVIEW, NORTH CAROLINA. BOTH COMMERCIAL PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. PILOT INFORMATION: PILOT RECEIVING FLIGHT REVIEW THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE (AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE), FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTIENGINE, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE), CERTIFICATE MECHANIC (AIRFRAME, POWERPLANT). THIS PILOT REPORTED CIVIL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDED 13560 TOTAL AND 122 HOURS IN LAST SIX MONTHS AS OF EXAM DATED 02/27/2018. THE LAST EXAM WAS CONDUCTED BY AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMINER (AME) 19626. THIS PILOT WAS ISSUED A SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH THE FOLLOWING LIMITATION(S): MUST WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE (AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE SEA, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE) AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTIENGINE, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE). THIS PILOT REPORTED CIVIL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDED 8,500 TOTAL AND 20 HOURS IN LAST SIX MONTHS AS OF EXAM DATED 09/28/2017. THIS PILOT WAS ISSUED A TIME-LIMITED SPECIAL ISSUANCE THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH THE FOLLOWING LIMITATION(S): MUST HAVE AVAILABLE GLASSES FOR NEAR VISION. NOT VALID FOR ANY CLASS AFTER 09/30/2018. THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED FOR ALL CLASSES ON 09/30/2018, BUT AIRMAN HAD APPLIED FOR BASICMED. THE BASICMED COURSE DATE: 09/04/2018, AND COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EXAMINATION CHECKLIST (CMEC) DATE WAS 09/04/2018. MAINTENANCE RECORDS THE MOST RECENT CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE 10TH, 2019. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION: AT 1054 THE WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AT ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVL), ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, INCLUDED VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, WIND 350 AT 10 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 25C, DEWPOINT 16C, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE 30.26 INCHES. METAR KAVL 261454Z 35010KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02500161 50002= WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION: THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WAS LOCATED IN A FLAT OPEN COW PASTURE ABOUT 65 FT FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ORIENTED ON ABOUT A 070 DEGREE HEADING. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WHICH INCLUDED THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE, WINGS, AND EMPENNAGE WAS ORIENTED ON A 245 DEGREE HEADING. THE ELEVEATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 2142 MEAN SEA LEVEL. NEAR THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT FRAGMENTS OF PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING WERE LOCATED. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE LOCATED ON THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE REMAINED ATTACHED AT THE FIREWALL. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FIRE. A 7 FT 2 INCH INBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE OUTBOARD 5 FT 2 INCH SECTION HAD FRACTURED AND WAS HANGING FROM THE INBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT FLAP WAS FOUND RETRACTED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED BY HAND. THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS FOUND TIGHT AND SECURE. THE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE LEFT AILERON REMAINED IN ONE PIECE AND ALL HINGES REMAINED ATTACHED. THE LEFT AILERON RODS WERE OBSERVED TO MOVE FROM THE AILERON SURFACE TO THE COCKPIT. THE LEFT WING STRUT HAD FRACTURED IN HALF AND WAS RESTING BELOW THE LEFT WING, AS THE CONNECTION TO THE FUSELAGE REMAINED ATTACHED, BUT THE ASSEMBLY AT THE WING ATTACH POINT HAD BROKEN FREE. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS NOT BREACHED AND CONTAINED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION . ## 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 ERA19FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA200), Jun 26, 2019: Rans S6 (N661PF), Fletcher, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude. Contributing was the lack of experience both pilots possessed… 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. 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