Tolbert Robert R RANS S-6 N410BT

Summary

On 22 July 2009 at about 18:30 local time, a Tolbert Robert R RANS S-6 registered N410BT was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 2009 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU)

Coordinates

34.9356, -104.6425

Aircraft

Tolbert Robert R RANS S-6

Registration

N410BT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Rosa → Santa Rosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA587

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was taking off from a 4,294-foot-long runway for an initial takeoff. The sport pilot reported to the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the airplane stopped climbing and then nosed over and fell back to the runway. The airplane touched down in a nose-low attitude near the mid-field of the runway, breaking off the nose gear. The airplane rolled off the right side of the runway before nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. The airport was located at 4,292 feet mean sea level, with an estimated density altitude of 7,400 feet at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.