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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Challengerii · La Grande, OR · March 26, 2005

Date: March 26, 2005 · 14:05 local
Place: La Grande, OR
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4018G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA067
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 84 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N4018GRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Hoover Todd CHALLENGER II STDS/N CH2-0102-2184 · Built 2002 Airframe modelHoover Todd CHALLENGER II STD Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the 26 of March 2005 a challenger ii amatuer built aircraft, N40186, was on a flight leg from caldwell, id to walawala, WA. At approx 1410 the aircraft was seen by an unknown driver going north on 184 on the east side of the canyon near mile marker 270. The plane was observed making a turn to the west. The car then was unable to see the aircraft until the car went around the bend and then the driver noticed the aircraft crashed on the mountain side.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE 26 OF MARCH 2005 A CHALLENGER II AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT, N40186, WAS ON A FLIGHT LEG FROM CALDWELL, ID TO WALAWALA, WA. AT APPROX 1410 THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN BY AN UNKNOWN DRIVER GOING NORTH ON 184 ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CANYON NEAR MILE MARKER 270. THE PLANE WAS OBSERVED MAKING A TURN TO THE WEST. THE CAR THEN WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE CAR WENT AROUND THE BEND AND THEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA067Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLa Grande, ORThe pilot's VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain clearance with terrain during cruise flight. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included low ceilings, snow, obscuration, and the mountainous, rising terrain.Mar 26, 2005 · Destroyed