N410BT – TOLBERT ROBERT R RANS S-6 – 2009-07-22 NTSB Accident Report

On July 22, 2009, a Tolbert Robert R RANS S-6 (N410BT) was involved in an incident near Santa Rosa, NM. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

The airplane was taking off from a 4,294 foot long runway for an initial takeoff. The sport pilot reported to the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the airplane stopped climbing and then nosed over and fell back to the runway. The airplane touched down in a nose-low attitude, near the mid-field of the runway, breaking off the nose gear. The airplane rolled off the right side of the runway before nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. The airport was located at 4,292 feet mean sea level, with an estimated density altitude of 7,400 feet at the time of the accident.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN09CA587. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N410BT.