# Accident 20030815025229A: Semco CHALLENGER, El Dorado, TX, August 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2003
- Place: El Dorado, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8611° N, 100.6103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8611&lon=-100.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EJ-2011-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Henry E CHALLENGER II SPEC (registry code 05605BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-henry-e-challenger-ii-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815025229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ENGINE IDLED DURING TAKE-OFF, DUE TO LOOSE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND A FENCE OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 FTW03LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA196), Aug 15, 2003: Holmes Challenger II (N20EJ), Eldorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the takeoff/initial climb following the separation of the front cockpit throttle control cable resulting from inadequate maintenance.

## Other reports on N20EJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030627025369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627025369I), Jun 27, 2003: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N20EJ), Elbert, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On June 27, 2003, at 1930 CDT, a challenger ii s, experimental amateur built, N20EJ, owned by leonard bert wideman, [privacy data omitted] had an…

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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