# NTSB Accident CEN21FA426
> **RANS S20** · 2021-09-18 · Wadsworth, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21FA426
- **Event ID:** 20210919103903
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-09-18
- **Location:** Wadsworth, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.004559, -81.755136
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RANS
- **Model:** S20
- **Registration:** N6915G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart shortly after a landing helicopter, which resulted in an encounter with the helicopter’s wake turbulence and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment by his recent use of ethanol.

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