# Accident 20240608008279A: Frost Dean C RANS S-12XL AIRAILE, Marana, AZ, June 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2024, 07:21 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6354° N, 111.4008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6354&lon=-111.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frost Dean C RANS S-12XL AIRAILE (registry code 05613SO, https://openairdocs.org/model/frost-dean-c-rans-s-12xl-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FROST DEAN C RANS S-12XL AIRAILE
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,396 total, 1,396 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608008279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT LA CHOLLA AIRPARK AROUND 6:30 AM TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AROUND 07:21. THE INITIAL GROUND IMPACT ON PICACHO PEAK WAS RIGHT WING LOW AND NOSE DOWN IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION.

## 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 WPR24FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA185), Jun 8, 2024: Rans S-12XL Airaile (N518D), Picacho Peak, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct a low-altitude flight in mountainous terrain and his subsequent loss of airplane control after encountering mechanical turbulence, which resulted in an impact with the…

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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