# Accident 20070905017699A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Edgewood, NM, September 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2007, 11:40 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Airport: Sandia Airpark Estates East
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0778° N, 106.1672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0778&lon=-106.1672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41734-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Durwood L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05617LD, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-durwood-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070905017699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1140 MDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT MODEL CHALLENGER II, N41734, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES IN EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE EVENT. THE PILOT, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN07CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA153), Sep 5, 2007: Jones Challenger II (N41734), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control after encountering a dust devil.

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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