19970520046129A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER2 · Southern Pines, NC · May 20, 1997

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Date: May 20, 1997 · 21:45 local
Place: Southern Pines, NC
Airport: Moore County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr CHALLENGER2

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What happened

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(-23) PIC was killed in accident. Aircraft hit known fixed groung objects due to low flight and pilot intoxication. Item 16 was marked as airplane. Aircraft was a challenger 2 ultralight but was too heavy to be classified as an ultralight and was not being operated under exemption for training. Aircraft was not registered and did not have an airworthiness certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC WAS KILLED IN ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT HIT KNOWN FIXED GROUNG OBJECTS DUE TO LOW FLIGHT AND PILOT INTOXICATION. ITEM 16 WAS MARKED AS AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT WAS A CHALLENGER 2 ULTRALIGHT BUT WAS TOO HEAVY TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ULTRALIGHT AND WAS NOT BEING OPERATED UNDER EXEMPTION FOR TRAINING. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.