# Incident 19870602067929I: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Twelve Mile, IN, June 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Twelve Mile, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8641° N, 86.2160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twelve Mile, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8641&lon=-86.2160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DE-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elkins Daniel L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676V6, https://openairdocs.org/model/elkins-daniel-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602067929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE ON TAKEOFF. THE EXPERIMENTAL PLANE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N87DE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900617034969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617034969I), Jun 17, 1990: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 (N87DE), Twelve Mile, IN, Minor damage. Power loss on takeoff from a private airport. Forced landing in a field. Carburetor main metering jet contaminated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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