Accident · 1997-04-22

NTSB case FTW97LA178 · Rans S-12 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Rans S-12 (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's improper judgment in allowing the passenger to control the airplane, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision. Factors relating to the accident were: the passenger's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall; the passenger's lack of total experience; and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience.

Source: NTSB case FTW97LA178

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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