# Accident 19970520046129A: Amtr CHALLENGER2, Southern Pines, NC, May 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1997, 21:45 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2374° N, 79.3890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOORE COUNTY (SOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2374&lon=-79.3890&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520046129A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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