Pringle RANS S-7 COURER N6687

Summary

On 5 July 2003 at about 20:30 local time, a Pringle RANS S-7 COURER registered N6687 was involved in an accident near Manti, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2003 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Manti, Utah, United States

Coordinates

39.3186, -111.6025

Aircraft

Pringle RANS S-7 COURER

Registration

N6687

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mount Pleasant → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03LA121

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight and high density altitude are contributing factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he made a low pass over a reservoir. According to the pilot, the wind was from the west and the outside temperature was greater than 100 degrees F. He pulled up in a climbing right turn from west to east and the airplane stalled. He attempted to recover but there was insufficient altitude. The airplane impacted 2-feet deep water approximately 20 feet from shore.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.