# Accident 20070612009449A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Lodi, CA, June 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2007, 10:50 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2025° N, 121.2683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2025&lon=-121.2683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II (registry code 059010P, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 828 total, 828 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612009449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT DEPARTED LODI, CA AIRPORT AND CLIMBED TO 2,000 FT AGL, PILOT MADE A RIGHT BANK, THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DEPLOYED THE BALLISTIC CHUTE AND LANDED IN A VINEYARD VICINITY OF LODI AT 121051 PDT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT. PILOT CURRENTLY HOLDS SPORT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (SPORT) CERTIFICATE.

## 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 SEA07LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA155), Jun 12, 2007: Quad City Ultralight Challenger II (N204DC), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper assembly of the rony bracket which attached the right wing forward lift strut to the fuselage, the subsequent failure of that bracket, and separation of the right wing from the aircraft.

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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