# Accident 19931128044639A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Escanaba, MI, November 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7401° N, 87.0806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7401&lon=-87.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4285V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4285V-1995-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ulrich Steven CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676RS, https://openairdocs.org/model/ulrich-steven-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 17 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128044639A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED LEFT ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO CONTROL BANK. SPUN TO LEFT ON SHORT FINAL. CARTWHEELED. DOORS CHANGED HANDLING.

## 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 CHI94LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA040), Nov 28, 1993: Steven Ulrich Challenger II (N4285V), Escanaba, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT (DUE TO INSTALLATION OF LEXAN COCKPIT ENCLOSURE DOORS), WHICH PRECIPITATED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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