# Accident 20011022032009A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Warrenton, VA, October 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5907° N, 77.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5907&lon=-77.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843C-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicolosi Paul F CHALLENGER II (registry code 05620KV, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicolosi-paul-f-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011022032009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT NEAR WARRENTON AIRPORT. GROUND REPORTS WERE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING OFF THE AIRPORT AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED IN THE TREES. THE PILOT SURVIVED THE IMPACT, BUT DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHEN IMPACT OCCURRED AND FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN THE TANK AND ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT "CIRCLING IN SMALL CIRCLES AT A SHARP ANGLE AND DESCENDING AT A STEEP ANGLE."

## 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 NYC02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA014), Oct 22, 2001: Nicolosi Challenger II (N843C), Midland, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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