# Accident 20241015016919A: Smith Michael J RANS S12S, Church Point, LA, October 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2024, 15:14 local time
- Place: Church Point, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4178° N, 92.2437° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4178&lon=-92.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH MICHAEL J RANS S12S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,055 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241015016919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN25FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA014), Oct 15, 2024: Rans S12 (N912RS), Church Point, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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