# Accident 20071127832219A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Apple River, IL, November 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2007, 16:46 local time
- Place: Apple River, IL
- Airport: Foster Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4664° N, 90.1694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4664&lon=-90.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2159M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159M-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Herink H R/Herink R W CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676JV, https://openairdocs.org/model/herink-h-r-herink-r-w-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071127832219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA041), Nov 27, 2007: Herink H R/Herink R W Challenger (N2159M), Apple River, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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