# Schlitter Randy RANS S-11 PURSUIT

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05616XW
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHLITTER RANDY
- Model: RANS S-11 PURSUIT
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-rans-s-11-pursuit

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N7012W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7012W): [Schlitter Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTER%20RANDY%20J), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays), built 1993, S/N 393004

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI97LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA302), Sep 29, 1997: Rans S-11 Pursuit (N4299Y), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. The pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane was a…
- [NTSB CHI91DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ03), Jan 19, 1991: Rans S-11 Pursuit (N2164K), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A SEIZED PISTON. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING HIS FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19970928029139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029139A), Sep 28, 1997: Amtr RANSS11 (N4299Y), Hays, KS, Substantial damage. Slowed for chase plane. Stall spin entered pullout late hit nose down. Indicates testing vortex gen and stall strip
- [Accident 19910119000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000709A), Jan 19, 1991: Amtr S11PURSUIT (N2164K), Hays, KS, Substantial damage. Engine siezed on climbout. High sink rate. Impacted ground and burned. NR1 piston had siezed in cylinder.

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