# NTSB CEN16WA198: Amateur Construction Rans S6-ESD (Modifie, Shropshire, United Kingdom, May 30, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 30, 2016, 16:01 local (16:01 UTC)
- Place: Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93271/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA198

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of a fatal accident involving a Rans S-6ESD, registration G-MYES, which occurred on May 20, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the AAIB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-MYES (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMATEUR CONSTRUCTION RANS S6-ESD (MODIFIE (ES)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: PFA 204-12254
- Engines: JABIRU 2200A 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Registered owner: Andrew James Owen

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.

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