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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 · Cedar Springs, MI · September 3, 1995

Date
September 3, 1995 · 18:53 local
Place
Cedar Springs, MI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4281D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA293
Reported as
Amtrqc CHALLENGER2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0

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 missing on climbout. Circled back. Tail hit powerline. Fouled spark plugs. Inadequate engine care. (-23) aircraft took off, experienced power loss, and collided with power line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE MISSING ON CLIMBOUT. CIRCLED BACK. TAIL HIT POWERLINE. FOULED SPARK PLUGS. INADEQUATE ENGINE CARE. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS, AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.