# Accident 19930311004929A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Albuquerque, NM, March 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1800° N, 106.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1800&lon=-106.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3207C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3207C-1995-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mistretta Charles CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676TL, https://openairdocs.org/model/mistretta-charles-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX505
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 18 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004929A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN PATTERN. UNABLE TO ROLL OUT OF A TURN PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. BUILD UP IN AREA. MOUNTAIN TURBULENCE.

## 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 FTW93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA102), Mar 11, 1993: Mistretta Challenger II (N3207C), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS HIS POSSIBLE ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE.

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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