# Accident 19940809020969A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Laurel, MD, August 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1006° N, 76.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1006&lon=-76.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4287R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4287R-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hankins Gary W CHALLENGER SPEC (registry code 05676RM, https://openairdocs.org/model/hankins-gary-w-challenger-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F20 (registry code 33720, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 108 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO HOUSE SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE CAPACTOR DISCHARGE UNIT FAILED.

## 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 BFO94LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA128), Aug 9, 1994: Hankins/Dickerson Clipped Wings II (N4287R), Laurel, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM CAPACITOR DISCHARGE UNIT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF TOTAL ENGINE POWER.

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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