# Accident 20201006016879A: Rans S-7, Spirit Lake, ID, October 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2020, 15:45 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, ID
- Airport: Treeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9802° N, 116.7863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9802&lon=-116.7863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55893-2023-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-7 (registry code 05903ZI, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S-7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201006016879A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N55893, CONFIGURED WITH AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON 3000' RUNWAY 25. RUNWAY 25 IS SLOPED UPHILL 1 DEGREE WITH 50' OBSTACLES(TREES) AT END. WIND WAS GUSTING FROM SOUTH TO EAST AT TIME OF TAKE-OFF. AT ABOUT 40' AGL AIRCRAFT MADE A TURN TO NORTH RESULTING IN INCREASED TAIL WIND, FLEW BETWEEN HOUSES AND TREES UNTIL STALL/SPIN. STRUCK GROUND 853' NORTH OF RUNWAY, LEFT WING, LEFT FLOAT AND ENGINE IMPACTED CONTACT FIRST RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ALL STRUCTURES WHICH REMAINED MOSTLY WITHIN 25'  OF POINT OF IMPACT. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EXTRACTED FROM AIRCRAFT WITH INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA011), Oct 6, 2020: Rans S-7 (N55893), Spirit Lake, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N55893 (2)

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

- [Incident 20200707010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200707010949I), Jul 7, 2020: Rans S-7 (N55893), Mt Morris, IL, Minor damage. Departed Illinois valley airport (kvys) en-route to prairie du chien (kpdc) encountered a landing gear malfunction after departure from kvys. Two safe gear…
- [Incident 20100701038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100701038269I), Jul 1, 2010: Rans S-7 (N55893), International F, MN, Minor damage. Departed international falls, MN from Rainy River. Immediately after becoming airborne, unable to establish positive climb rate. Decided to land again. Made…

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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