# Accident 20080316836939A: Amtr CHALLENGER1, Wilkes County, GA, March 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wilkes County, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 33.7819° N, 82.7432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkes County, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7819&lon=-82.7432&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 156 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080316836939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN AND THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOOK PLACE AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN ON A COUNTY ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE LANDING IMPACT RIPPED THE NOSE AND RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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