# Accident 20080703840639A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Williamsfield, IL, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 08:00 local time
- Place: Williamsfield, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9450° N, 90.1097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9450&lon=-90.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23764-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Challenger CHALLENGER II (registry code 05901WY, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703840639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N23764, A CHALLENGER II LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, OPERATING FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP RESIDENCE, CONDUCTED A TAKEOFF MANEUVER AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CONTINUE A CLIMB.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAND AT HIS RESIDENCE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER.  AS HE MANEUVERED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT HE DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO HIS AIRSTRIP GIVEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN HIS NEIGHBORS YARD.  AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING TIPS AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SLID INTO A TREE AND THEREAFTER, INTO HIS NEIGHBORS HOUSE.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOR TO THE NEIGHBORS OCCUPYING THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.  THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CLOSE OUT ACCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CHI08CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA183), Jul 3, 2008: Challenger II (N23764), Williamsfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons and the unsuitable landing area encountered during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident were the trees and the residence.

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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