Accident · 2003-01-06

NTSB case DEN03FA030 · Silvius Rans S-12XL · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-01-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Silvius Rans S-12XL (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing factors include the pilot's use of an over-the-counter antihistamine, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to fly at low altitude.

Source: NTSB case DEN03FA030

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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