Bergmann RANS S-12 XL Airaile accident near Cummings, GA
On May 6, 2004, a Bergmann RANS S-12 XL Airaile (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cummings, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 6, 2004
- Place
- Cummings, GA
- Aircraft
- Bergmann RANS S-12 XL Airaile · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.040°N, 83.643°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040511X00587
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 2004 at 2125 eastern daylight time, an unregistered Bergmann experimental airplane, Rans S-12 XL Airaile, N8KD, operated by a noncertificated pilot, collided with trees and power lines during a low-pass over runway 21 at Mathis Airport in Cumming, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damage. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Mountain Airport, Cleveland, Georgia, approximately at 2015 on May 5, 2004. Witnesses at the airport stated that it was dark outside and that the runway was not equipped with runway edge lights. The witnesses aligned their cars along the end of the runway and turned on their headlights. The noncertificated pilot made three low approaches to runway 21, but on the third approach, the pilot banked the airplane to the left to avoid a collision with the wind sock. The airplane descended and witnesses lost sight of the airplane. Witnesses next reported hearing the on-board ballistic rocket system detonating followed by a power line transformer explosion. The airplane was located 275 feet, southeast the airport in a nose low vertical attitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration records failed to disclose an airmen certificate for the pilot, nor was there information available of the pilot's flight experience. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was not registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, but the pilot had owned
Probable cause
The unqualified person's poor judgement and his failed to maintain clearance from power lines and trees while maneuvering for a landing which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees and power lines. Factors were the dark night and the unqualified person's physical impairment due to alcohol consumption.
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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.
