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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Smith Michael J Rans S12S · Church Point, LA · October 15, 2024

Date
October 15, 2024 · 15:14 local
Place
Church Point, LA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N912RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25FA014
Reported as
Smith Michael J Rans S12S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,055 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 15 at 15:14 CDT the pilot of an amateur built aircraft lost control of the aircraft and entered a stall/spin during final approach to a private landing strip. The pilot was not able to regain control of the aircraft, and the aircraft crashed into a flooded field. The pilot was declared dead at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 15 AT 15:14 CDT THE PILOT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENTERED A STALL/SPIN DURING FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FLOODED FIELD. THE PILOT WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.