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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER2 · Anniston, AL · July 17, 1995

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Date: July 17, 1995 · 19:50 local
Place: Anniston, AL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr CHALLENGER2
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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Challenger ii kit was sold to pilot and he attempted to assemble kit. A inspection by the seller inform the pilot/owner of numerous errors in construction or assembly of aircraft. The discrepancies were corrected by another pilot. The aircraft crashed on first flight. No failure were indicated. This is not a ultra-light. However it was represented as one by the seller. The pilot's only certificate was an expired student pilot. The accident was not investigated at first due to fact that the FSDO was informed that it was an ultra-light. The craft was not registered and did not have a n number.

As the FAA filed it

CHALLENGER II KIT WAS SOLD TO PILOT AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ASSEMBLE KIT. A INSPECTION BY THE SELLER INFORM THE PILOT/OWNER OF NUMEROUS ERRORS IN CONSTRUCTION OR ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT. THE DISCREPANCIES WERE CORRECTED BY ANOTHER PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON FIRST FLIGHT. NO FAILURE WERE INDICATED. THIS IS NOT A ULTRA-LIGHT. HOWEVER IT WAS REPRESENTED AS ONE BY THE SELLER. THE PILOT'S ONLY CERTIFICATE WAS AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT INVESTIGATED AT FIRST DUE TO FACT THAT THE FSDO WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS AN ULTRA-LIGHT. THE CRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE A N NUMBER.