# Accident 19960505012859A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Talkeetna, AK, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4492° N, 149.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4492&lon=-149.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1591G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1591G-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gillespie Clare L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05626L7, https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-clare-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 26 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505012859A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. BLOCKED LANDING ON ROAD BY TRUCK, VEERED OFF INTO ALDER BUSHES. CYLINDER MIXTURE SCREW TO LEAN

## 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 ANC96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA069), May 5, 1996: Gillespie Challenger 2 (N1591G), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly use the mixture control to enrich the fuel mixture, and the seizure of the piston in the cylinder.

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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