Rans, Inc. Rans S-6ES accident near Lajas, PR
On June 22, 2008, a Rans, Inc. Rans S-6ES (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lajas, PR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 22, 2008
- Place
- Lajas, PR
- Aircraft
- Rans, Inc. Rans S-6ES · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 18.068°N, 67.082°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080702X00970
Official records · NYC08LA225
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 22, 2008, at 1132 Atlantic standard time, a Rans S-6ES experimental light sport aircraft, N131PR, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent near Lajas, Puerto Rico. The non-certificated pilot/owner and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which departed from a road near a private farm in Lajas, Puerto Rico. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to information provided by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot departed from Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport (TJMZ), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, about 0830, and proceeded to Lajas, where he landed on a road near a private farm. While at the farm, the pilot met with a group of persons who were having a party. The pilot boarded a passenger, and they departed about 1100 for a local flight. According to several witnesses at the party, one of whom was a student pilot, after returning from the flight, the pilot performed a "low speed, low altitude pass" over the group. When the airplane was about 1 mile from the road where the pilot intended to land, the witnesses watched the airplane make a "steep" left turn, followed by a "stall, spin" from an altitude of approximately 200 feet above ground level. The 1150 weather conditions reported at Rafael Hernandez Airport (TJBQ), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, about 27 nautical mile northwest of the accident site included winds from 070 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots, 10
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.
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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.
