# Accident 20060404030669A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Coushatta, LA, April 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2006, 10:10 local time
- Place: Coushatta, LA
- Airport: The Red River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0000° N, 93.3056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0000&lon=-93.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-2007-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviation Specialities Unltd CHALLENGER II (registry code 056020F, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviation-specialities-unltd-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060404030669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC TRAINING LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL. PILOT BAILED OUT. NO INJURY TO PILOT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 DFW06LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA094), Apr 4, 2006: Aviation Specialties Unlimited Challenger II (N260HP), Coushatta, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of control due to premature failure of the elevator's push-pull tube rod-end bearing.

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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