# Accident 20010702019589A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Sedalia, MO, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 18:59 local time
- Place: Sedalia, MO
- Airport: Sedalia Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6991° N, 93.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6991&lon=-93.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902GH-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Houston George L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676PF, https://openairdocs.org/model/houston-george-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702019589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 CDT, N902GH, AN UNCERTIFIED AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRFT DEPARTED WEHMEYER FIELD (PVT.) ENROUTE TO SEDALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SEDALIA, MISSOURI (DMO). THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WEHMEYER FIELD AND DMO IS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE.  AFTER N902GH ENTERED THE DMO AREA, WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY LOW AND THE ENGINE WAS "SPUTTERING".  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING WEST/SOUTHWEST, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

## 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 CHI01LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA194), Jul 2, 2001: Houston Challenger II (N902GH), Sedalia, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the type of airplane, the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and…

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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