Rans Inc S-6 accident near Stonewall, TX
On September 10, 2017, a Rans Inc S-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stonewall, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 10, 2017
- Place
- Stonewall, TX
- Aircraft
- Rans Inc S-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.227°N, 98.670°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170910X14555
Official records · CEN17FA342
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 10, 2017, about 1850 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Rans S-6, N112CD, was substantially damaged when it impacted a field about 1 mile southeast of Stonewall, Texas. The pilot and the passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was owned by Buck EC and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions existed near the accident site at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Burg Lake Aero (30TX), Stonewall, Texas, about 1700 on a local flight. A witness reported that he observed the airplane flying near his house between about 1830 and 1840. He initially saw the airplane heading west after turning sharply with its wings "nearly perpendicular to the ground." The airplane "snapped" to a level flight attitude, and then it climbed and descended in a "short rollercoaster manner." The airplane returned to a level flight attitude, turned to the north, and descended below the tree line as if the airplane would be landing at 30TX. Shortly afterward, the witness observed the airplane climbing over the hills north of Stonewall, Texas. The airplane turned to the east and then back to the south, paralleling a road. The witness stated that the airplane then "turned sharply" to the west about 1 mile from the witness' house. The airplane then made a steep climb and then descended "at a sharp angle." The witness reported that his wife thought the airplane was going to crash, but the airplane pulled up and leveled o
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while conducting aerobatic flight maneuvers with insufficient altitude to recover.
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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.
