# Accident 19930718024249A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Alamogordo, NM, July 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8807° N, 105.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8807&lon=-105.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851BZ-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zbacnick Bill CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/zbacnick-bill-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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 9 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718024249A

## Narrative

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

PROP SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. OVERSHOT FORCED LANDING AREA AND HIT A BERM. PROP BEARING HAD SIEZED.

## 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 FTW93LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA262), Jul 18, 1993: Zbacnick Challenger II (N851BZ), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEIZURE OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT BEARING AND THE RESULTANT PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATION. FACTORS WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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