Amateur-built RANS DSG INC S21 OUT accident near Springer, New Mexico, October 13, 2024
On October 13, 2024 at about 10:20 pm local time, a 2023 amateur-built RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, registered N46ST, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Springer, New Mexico. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 13, 2024 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Springer, New Mexico · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built RANS DSG INC S21 OUT, built 2023
- Registration
- N46ST · registry record · serial 05220261
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff in a left crosswind, as the tail came up the pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane veered left. After the airplane lifted off the runway the pilot banked left to avoid a windmill in his flight path; however, the tailwheel struck a stock tank. The pilot immediately cut the engine power and the airplane touched down in a left slip folding the left main landing gear under the airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision during takeoff/land during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Contributed to outcome
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 370 hours in all; 241 in this make and model; 90 in the last 90 days; 52 in the last 30 days; 325 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 27, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 241.3 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 19, 2024; 14.1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Edge Performance 912 Sti (piston); 242 hours total
The flight
- Destination: KH81 Amarillo TX
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 11 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observation at 3:53 am from KRTN, 36 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KRTN 130953Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01001022
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on April 8, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photos | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.