Page RANS S-7 N497RP
6 August 2002 · Welsh, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2002 at about 21:00 local time, a Page RANS S-7 registered N497RP was involved in an accident near Welsh, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Welsh, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Welsh (6R1)
- Coordinates
- 30.2347, -92.8186
- Aircraft
- Page RANS S-7
- Registration
- N497RP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Welsh → Jennings
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA231
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a normal takeoff to the north from a turf covered runway, the airplane stalled, and subsequently, impacted the ground. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident the wind was from the north at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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