# Accident 19911013045869A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Moriches, NY, October 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Moriches, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7997° N, 72.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7997&lon=-72.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8182K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8182K-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oneill Robert A CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/oneill-robert-a-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
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 2 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92DHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DHJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013045869A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT AND CRASHED. PASSENGER REPORTED FLAPERONS CAME LOOSE,DID NOT MEET ULTRALITE SPECIFICATION

## 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 NYC92DHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DHJ01), Oct 13, 1991: Challenger II Bombadier (N8182K), Moriches, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO A FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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