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FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER1 · Orland, CA · January 20, 2007

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Date
January 20, 2007 · 16:00 local
Place
Orland, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr CHALLENGER1
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 20, 2007, the glenn county sheriff's department reported to the FAA an ultralight vehicle crashed in an orchard near Orland, California. They reported that the accident happened at approximately 1600 PST. They reported substantial damage to the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft was a non-registered challenger special clip wing single seat aircraft. The aircraft was moved from the crash site to a hangar at haigh field by the owner after the crash. The pilot privacy data omitted stated on 1/23/07 that he flew the aircraft from lodi, CA with an intended destination of haigh field, CA. The engine quit running due to fuel starvation approximately 3 miles short of haigh field, Orland, CA. He further stated that the aircraft was equipped with a 10 gal fuel tank. The aircraft was inspected by the sac FSDO on 1/24/07. It was noted that a 10 gal fuel tank was installed. The wings had substantial damage and were removed from the aircraft. Moderate damage noted on the lower fuse, and nose. Prop removed from acft & not observed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 20, 2007, THE GLENN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE FAA AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE CRASHED IN AN ORCHARD NEAR ORLAND, CALIFORNIA. THEY REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 PST. THEY REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A NON-REGISTERED CHALLENGER SPECIAL CLIP WING SINGLE SEAT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE TO A HANGAR AT HAIGH FIELD BY THE OWNER AFTER THE CRASH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED ON 1/23/07 THAT HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FROM LODI, CA WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF HAIGH FIELD, CA. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SHORT OF HAIGH FIELD, ORLAND, CA. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 10 GAL FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE SAC FSDO ON 1/24/07. IT WAS NOTED THAT A 10 GAL FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED. THE WINGS HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. MODERATE DAMAGE NOTED ON THE LOWER FUSE, AND NOSE. PROP REMOVED FROM ACFT & NOT OBSERVED.