# Accident 20210918016539A: Taylor Robert D RANS S-20 RAVEN, Wadsworth, OH, September 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2021, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Wadsworth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0046° N, 81.7551° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0046&lon=-81.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6915G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6915G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Robert D RANS S-20 RAVEN (registry code 056394F, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-robert-d-rans-s-20-raven) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLOR ROBERT D RANS S-20 RAVEN
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210918016539A

## Narrative

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

SECURITY VIDEO SHOWED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 02. LANDING S-76 HELICOPTER TRAFFIC WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AND WAS INTENDING TO HOVER TAXI CLEAR WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI ONTO THE RUNWAY AND TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BEHIND THE HELICOPTER AND CLIMBED 20-30 FEET BEFORE APPEARING TO ROLL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY A ROLL TO THE LEFT GOING INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY INVERTED AND SLID ABOUT 30 FEET COMING TO REST NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BURN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.

## 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 CEN21FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA426), Sep 18, 2021: Rans S20 (N6915G), Wadsworth, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart shortly after a landing helicopter, which resulted in an encounter with the helicopter’s wake turbulence and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident…

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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