Schlitter RANS S-18 STINGER N24052

Summary

On 15 May 2006 at about 16:00 local time, a Schlitter RANS S-18 STINGER registered N24052 was involved in an accident near Llano, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 May 2006 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Llano, California, United States

Coordinates

34.5153, -117.7619

Aircraft

Schlitter RANS S-18 STINGER

Registration

N24052

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brian Ranch → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06LA170

1 person died.

an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with terrain 1,000 feet short of the runway. The pilot planned to perform touch-and-go takeoffs and landings at the airport in the morning and was reported missing later that afternoon. No Federal Aviation Administration pilot or medical certificates were located for the pilot. According to a family member, the pilot had not flown over the past few years due to medical issues and purchased the airplane a month prior to the accident. He had flown the airplane five times prior to the accident. Using an estimated load sheet supplied by the airplane kit supplier, the takeoff weight of the airplane was calculated to be 957 pounds; the maximum gross weight of the airplane was 1,100 pounds. The airplane was 0.75-inch within the forward center of gravity limit. The density altitude was calculated to be 5,233 feet mean sea level. The initial impact point and the final resting point of the wreckage was separated by only 10 feet. Both wings exhibited symetrical damage and the composite propeller was extensively fragmented into slivers. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the wreckage following the accident and no mechanical anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane prior to impact.

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