# Accident 19910509014899A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Silt, CO, May 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1991, 13:50 local time
- Place: Silt, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5297° N, 107.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5297&lon=-107.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425DE-1991-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epperly Donald A CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676KE, https://openairdocs.org/model/epperly-donald-a-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014899A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL BETWEEN POWERLINES.

## 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 DEN91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA069), May 9, 1991: Challenger II (N425DE), Silt, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WIND CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN AVAILABLE EN ROUTE WEATHER INFORMATION.

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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