Rans S7 N377JG

Summary

On 10 July 2011 at about 15:30 local time, a Rans S7 registered N377JG was involved in an accident near Cubero, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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

10 July 2011 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cubero, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

L Bar Ranch Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

35.3597, -107.2344

Aircraft

Rans S7

Registration

N377JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cubero → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA470

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain rotation speed prior to takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was taking off from a remote, dirt airstrip with a slight tailwind. He said that he rotated before reaching rotation speed and lost control shortly after lift off. The airplane descended, struck a fence,nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the wing spar and wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.