Staudacher S-600 N600RT

Summary

On 8 May 1995 at about 16:00 local time, a Staudacher S-600 registered N600RT, operated by Janice R. Jones, was involved in an accident near Wellington, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 May 1995 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wellington, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Botsford (67D)

Coordinates

41.1605, -82.2206

Aircraft

Staudacher S-600

Registration

N600RT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Janice R. Jones

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Michigan City → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95DEI01

1 person died.

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane in a low pass over the Botsford Airport, then saw it enter a steep left climbing turn before it nosed down and descended to the ground. It impacted the ground in a steep nose down attitude about 200 yards from runway 18/36. Two witnesses reported that as the airplane was climbing, the engine lost power. Examination of the airplane revealed that both wing root leading edges, at the vicinity of the wet wing fuel cells, were ruptured with no evidence of fuel in either cell at the fuel discharge location. The smoke oil tank, located aft of the firewall, was found damaged and ruptured with about a 'quart of fluid' in the bottom of the tank. However, the examination disclosed 'no indications of an internal or external failure to the basic powerplant.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.