Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES N9870V

Summary

On 29 May 2010 at about 22:30 local time, a Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES registered N9870V, operated by Bramall Buster I, was involved in an accident near Waxahachie, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 2010 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waxahachie, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (N/A)

Coordinates

32.3867, -95.8483

Aircraft

Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES

Registration

N9870V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bramall Buster I

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waxahachie → Waxahachie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff, resulting in a stall/msuh.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taking off everything seemed normal until rotation. the pilot then noticed that the airplane's nose seemed heavy and slow to lift off. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed and rotated again to achieve only a "very flat fly out." About 100 feet above the ground he initiated a right turn to avoid power lines. As he rolled out he was at about 40 miles per hour on the airspeed indicator and he could not control the pitch with full aft stick. The airplane started to descend and impacted the ground in a hay field. Examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies. According to the airplane designer, best climb is attained at 65 knots and at 45 knots the elevator will feel mushy. The pilot and owner did not submit a NTSB Form 6120.1.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.