# Accident 20080713840939A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Winslow Townsh, NJ, July 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2008, 19:45 local time
- Place: Winslow Townsh, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2981° N, 74.5218° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2981&lon=-74.5218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2785A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785A-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II (registry code 059010Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-acft-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,030 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080713840939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13,2008, AN ULTRALIGHT (N2785A) OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91 LANDED OFF AIRPORT ON A RESIDENT'S FRONT LAWN CLOSEST TO 701 WATERTOWN ROAD IN WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ. THE POST OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THIS RESIDENCE IS BERLIN, NEW JERSEY. THE AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED IN THE EXHIBITION CATEGORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LIGHT-SPORT AIRPLANE. THE RESULT OF THE LANDING WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED, "I RAN OUT OF GAS".

## 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 MIA08CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA140), Jul 13, 2008: Quad City Ultralight Challenger II (N2785A), Windslow Twp, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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