# Accident 19960607013009A: Amtr CHALLENGER2, Shreveport, LA, June 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1996, 09:47 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Lucien Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 32.5090° N, 94.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5090&lon=-94.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2087P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087P-1997-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fredenburg Richard A CHALLENGER II (registry code 05624JJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/fredenburg-richard-a-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. (-23) DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT FROM CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY DURING SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK EQUIPMENT PARKED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. CONTACT WITH THE EQUIPMENT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE AND FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING SUPPORT STRUTS CAUSING THEM TO BE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING FOLDED UPWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL RIGHT AND BECOME INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE TRUNK OF THE TREE DIRECTLY BENEATH THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH FATAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. AIRCRAFT OPERATED AS ULTRA LIGHT UNDER ASC EXEMPTION #6080.

## 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 FTW96FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA239), Jun 7, 1996: Fredenburg Challenger II (N2087P), Longview, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make/model.

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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