# Accident 20070120001519A: Amtr CHALLENGER1, Orland, CA, January 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Orland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7461° N, 122.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7461&lon=-122.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070120001519A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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