# Accident 20080419831389A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Corning, AR, April 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2008
- Place: Corning, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4137° N, 90.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corning, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4137&lon=-90.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213TW-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Woods Tim CHALLENGER II (registry code 05613IP, https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-tim-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419831389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APRIL 19, 2008 APPROXIMATELY 18:30 CDT, N213TW, AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, A CHALLENGER II S/N CH2-1001-2142 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, IMPACTED UTILITY LINES RUNNING TO A HOME BREAKING BOTH WIRES, IMPACTING THE EARTH APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS FROM THE WIRE STRIKE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY MED-A-VAC TO MEMPHIS, TENN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED THE CORNING AIRPORT (4M9), VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS ARE THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS KNOWN TO THE HOME OWNER AND THAT HE WAS MAKING A LOW CIRCULAR PASS AROUND THE HOME WHLE WAVING TO THE CHILDREN, RESULTING IN THE IMPACT WITH THE WIRE AND EVENTUALLY THE EARTH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT NO AIRCRAFT FIRE ENSUED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED NOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT LEGALLY REGISTERED.

## 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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