# Accident 20070318011269A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Arecibo, PR, March 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4511° N, 66.6814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4511&lon=-66.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7023D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7023D-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jimenez Reymundo CHALLENGER II SPECIA (registry code 05623E3, https://openairdocs.org/model/jimenez-reymundo-challenger-ii-specia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318011269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT SEAT BELT WAS STILL LOCKED AROUND THE CONTROL STICK.

## 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 MIA07LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA063), Mar 18, 2007: Jimenez Reymundo Challenger II Specia (N7023D), Arecibo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncertificated pilot's failure to remove the aft seat belt from around the aft control stick prior to flight.

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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