# Accident 20040922023249A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Lancaster, SC, September 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6744° N, 80.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6744&lon=-80.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2079S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2079S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pinkham Lewis CHALLENGER II (registry code 05614WL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pinkham-lewis-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040922023249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 MR. PINKHAM WAS OPERATING N2079S, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM N48 TO T73. WHILE ENROUTE HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND MR. PINKHAM, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ATL04CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA191), Sep 22, 2004: Pinkham Challenger II (N2079S), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power in-flight due to water ingestion and his misjudgment of obstacle clearance resulting in a collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

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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