# Accident 19910406008959A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Bullhead City, AZ, April 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4555J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4555J-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burnett Jerry D CHALLENGER II SPEC (registry code 05676LT, https://openairdocs.org/model/burnett-jerry-d-challenger-ii-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 172 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406008959A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER DISINTEGRATED DURING A PRACTICE CROSS CONTROL STALL. HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE HOMEBUILT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA160), Apr 6, 1991: Burnett, Jerry D. Challenger II (N4555J), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE PROPELLER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATION OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND THE NONAVILABILITY OF SUITABLE LANDING TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4555J (1)

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

- [Incident 19930530015479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530015479I), May 30, 1993: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 (N4555J), Ponca City, OK, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing in wheat field. Found a blown spark plug.

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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