Draper RANS S-10 accident near Benton, KS
On October 4, 1999, a Draper RANS S-10 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Benton, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 4, 1999
- Place
- Benton, KS
- Aircraft
- Draper RANS S-10 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.781°N, 97.100°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19917
NTSB summary
History of Flight On October 4, 1999, at 1815 central daylight time, an experimental Draper RANS S-10, N7868G, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after a loss of engine power and was consumed by fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight had departed Benton Airport (1K1), Benton, Kansas, at 1800 CDT on a local flight. The private pilot and registered owner of the airplane, and the pilot rated passenger, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness reported he saw the airplane for about one or two seconds before the airplane went behind a 20 to 30 foot crest in the road. The airplane's altitude was about 150 feet above the ground and it was in a nosedive. The airplane was going almost straight down and he could see the top of the airplane and the wings. He reported that he was at the accident site about 30 seconds after he initially saw the airplane. He reported the airplane wreckage was about 20 feet from the road and black smoke was rising from behind the five foot high weeds that blocked his view of the accident site. He called 911 to notify emergency personnel. He reported the airplane caught fire and the cockpit was consumed by fire. Another witness reported that he saw a black smoke cloud rising about 1 to 2 miles north of his location. He reported that when he arrived at the scene, he saw the tail of a small white airplane sticking up out of the five foot high weeds just off the road. He reported the airplane's cockpit, wings, and front end were consumed in flames. Personnel Information The pilot was
Probable cause
the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors relating to the accident was the undetermined loss of power and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
