Rans, Inc. S-6 accident near Wyatte, MS
On October 28, 2001, a Rans, Inc. S-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wyatte, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 28, 2001
- Place
- Wyatte, MS
- Aircraft
- Rans, Inc. S-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.790°N, 88.929°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011101X02181
NTSB summary
On October 28, 2001, about 1711 central standard time, an experimental Rans S-6 airplane, N1173R, operated and registered to an individual, impacted with trees 5 miles south of Wyatte, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The aircraft was destroyed. The private rated-pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight had originated about 21 minutes earlier from a private airstrip, near Wyatte. According to one witness when he first heard the airplane "...it sounded to be flying lower than most planes in the area." When it came into his view he first saw the airplane between trees at the back of his house, and it appeared to him as though the airplane was "running about half throttle...…not at full rpm." As it came into a clearing he said, "...…it appeared to start to turn toward the house (west), it was headed northeast." The airplane then "straightened up and the front end started to rise." Before it went behind the trees again the witness saw what appeared to him to be about a "10 to 15 degree [nose] up angle." He lost sight of the airplane for about 5 seconds and he said he heard the "engine stall." When the airplane came back into his view he saw it in a "roll," the nose "turned down," and there was "no" engine sound. In addition, as the airplane started down it made about a "50' to 75' spiral," disappeared behind trees, and as it went out of his sight, he heard the engine "rev up....high rpm." Within 3 to 5 seconds he heard it hit the ground. He said, ".…..the plan
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with trees, while at a low altitude.
More accidents in MS
- Beech A36TC, May 16, 2016
- Cessna 336, Sep 15, 2004
- Piper PA-24-180, May 8, 1999
- Mooney M20C, Jul 30, 2005
- Beech A36, Dec 3, 1983
Browse: Mississippi · Rans, 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.
