Bombardier RANS S-9 accident near Waukee, IA
On May 7, 1998, a Bombardier RANS S-9 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waukee, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 7, 1998
- Place
- Waukee, IA
- Aircraft
- Bombardier RANS S-9 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.600°N, 93.860°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10003
NTSB summary
On May 7, 1998, at 1230 central daylight time, a Rans S-9, N5360D, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of control while performing a low level maneuver in Waukee, Iowa. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed. The originated from DeSoto, Iowa, approximately five minutes prior to the accident. According to witnesses the pilot was attending the West Central Auto Auction prior to leaving to get his airplane. The receptionist at Air Craft Super Market in DeSoto, Iowa, reported seeing the pilot takeoff in his airplane around 1230 cdt. She reported, "...he did not come into the business, but evidently just went to the hangar got his plane and left possibly in a hurry as I was told by people at West Central he said he would buzz the place, to watch for him." A private pilot who witnessed the accident reported he stepped outside a building when someone told him about an airplane "buzzing" the parking lot. He stated the airplane was heading southwest across the parking lot at an altitude of about 60 feet above the ground (agl) when it entered a left descending 60 degree bank turn. He continued to report it appeared that the pilot attempted to "...pull the nose of the aircraft up, stalled and made a left corkscrew into the ground." Another witness reported seeing the airplane approach from the southwest at an altitude of about 100 feet agl before it made a 180 degree turn back to the southwest. He reported the airplane the
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a stall while performing intentional buzzing maneuvers.
More accidents in IA
- Rockwell 500-S, Nov 25, 1985
- Piper PA28, Nov 9, 2018
- Cessna 340A, Feb 17, 2007
- Piper PA-32-260, Dec 18, 2003
- Piper PA-28-140, Mar 6, 1993
Browse: Iowa · Bombardier aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
