Rans COYOTE II S6 accident near Lincoln, CA
On June 15, 2010, a Rans COYOTE II S6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lincoln, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 15, 2010
- Place
- Lincoln, CA
- Aircraft
- Rans COYOTE II S6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.903°N, 121.339°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100615X10231
Official records · WPR10LA293
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 14, 2010, at 2018 Pacific daylight time, a RANS Coyote II S6, N1901C, descended vertically and impacted terrain while in the traffic pattern at Lincoln Regional Airport, Lincoln, California. The private pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at the Lincoln airport about 1930. A pilot who had been flying his airplane at the same time as the accident airplane stated that he knew the accident pilot, and that the flight was the second time the pilot had flown with the doors off the airplane. It was the first time the accident pilot had taken a passenger in the airplane. The witness had just landed his airplane and stated that he had experienced a 10-12 mph wind from the southwest when at 500 feet agl (above ground level), and observed the accident airplane enter the Lincoln airport traffic pattern for runway 15. There was one other airplane ahead of the accident airplane in the pattern at the time. According to the witness, the accident airplane had entered the downwind portion of the traffic pattern for runway 15 at 500 feet, which was lower than the normal 800-foot pattern altitude, and the airplane entered a 35- to 40-degree angle-of-bank left-hand turn. The witness believed that the left-hand turn was meant to increase the spacing between the accident airplane and the other airplane in the pattern.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the increased drag on the airplane with the doors removed.
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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.
