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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 · Weaver, AL · July 17, 1995

Date
July 17, 1995 · 19:50 local
Place
Weaver, AL
Airport
Mcminn Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
UR003
Reported as
Amtrqc CHALLENGER2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine sputtered on test flight of homebuilt. Stalled and dived into a tree. Engine ran normal pro accident test.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TEST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. STALLED AND DIVED INTO A TREE. ENGINE RAN NORMAL PRO ACCIDENT TEST.