# Accident 20191115018549A: Swenson Ron RANS S7 COURIER, Lytten, KY, November 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2019, 14:52 local time
- Place: Lytten, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0708° N, 83.2450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0708&lon=-83.2450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N831RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swenson Ron RANS S7 COURIER (registry code 05616HF, https://openairdocs.org/model/swenson-ron-rans-s7-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWENSON RON RANS S7 COURIER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 20 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191115018549A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1935Z ZID AREA 6 NOTIFIED ZID OMIC OF AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS, RELAYING THROUGH GUARD (UNHEARD BY ZID). INFORMATION RELAYED AS NEAR 9I3 AIRPORT AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTH OF 9I3.  AT 1940Z ZID NOTIFIED WEST LIBERTY 911 DISPATCH OF INFORMATION AT ^(606)743-4885 DISPATCHER RATLIFF^.  1942Z FSS RELAYED PILOTS CELL PHONE NUMBER ^(417)850-9260. ^ 1942Z ZID OMIC SPOKE TO PILOT.  PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGED, EXTENT UNKNOWN.  PILOT STATED ENGINE FAILURE AND COULDN'T RESTART ENGINE.  ONE PERSON ON-BOARD.  INFORMATION FORWARDED TO DISPATCHER AND ROC.

## 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 ERA20LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA039), Nov 15, 2019: Rans Rans S7 Courier (N831RS), West Liberty, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the engine oil tank contained adequate oil for the cross-country flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power as a result of lack of lubrication.…

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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