# Accident 20230914015999A: Meek Terry L RANS S6ES, Liberty, MO, September 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Airport: Liberty Landing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2158° N, 94.3316° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2158&lon=-94.3316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meek Terry L RANS S6ES (registry code 05902FI, https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-terry-l-rans-s6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEEK TERRY L RANS S6ES
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230914015999A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS REPORTS, DURING UNKNOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT, WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL, AN INFLIGHT FIRE, OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, OCCURRED WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT  SMOKE THE CABIN. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 4MO4, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO SEE DUE TO THE SMOKE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A COMBINATION OF IMPACT FORCES AND FIRE. THE PILOT, SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY WITH BURNS OVER 65% OF HIS BODY. FAA RECORDS REVIEW DETERMINED THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PILOT HAVING AN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE, AS PILOT, MECHANIC, REPAIRMAN OR A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN23LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA411), Sep 15, 2023: Rans S6 (N853HT), LIberty, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The inflight fire and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage.

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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