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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Apple River, IL · November 27, 2007

Date: November 27, 2007 · 16:46 local
Place: Apple River, IL
Airport: Foster Field
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2159M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08LA041
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2159MRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER IIS/N CH20289R0392 Airframe modelHerink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER II

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What happened

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(-23) The two seat ultralight aircraft impacted the ground in a cultivated corn field on an easterly heading after a departure from runway 36 at Foster Field Airport, Apple River, IL (7A4) at approximately 1636 local time. The aircraft impacted the ground at a steep nose down angle destroying the forward portion of the cockpit and fatally injuring the pilot who was the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE TWO SEAT ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A CULTIVATED CORN FIELD ON AN EASTERLY HEADING AFTER A DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 36 AT FOSTER FIELD AIRPORT, APPLE RIVER, IL (7A4) AT APPROXIMATELY 1636 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP NOSE DOWN ANGLE DESTROYING THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE COCKPIT AND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08LA041Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportApple River, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude and the gusty wind conditions.Nov 27, 2007 · Substantial damage