# Accident 20080803842719A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Benton, KY, August 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2008, 12:26 local time
- Place: Benton, KY
- Airport: Pirates Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8269° N, 88.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8269&lon=-88.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69ER-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Osborne John R CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676QB, https://openairdocs.org/model/osborne-john-r-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- 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 NYC08LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803842719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 3RD 2008, AT APPROXIMATLEY 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II AIRCRAFT N69ER, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE PROPERTY OF MARVEL GOLF COURSE IN FAIRDEALING, KY.  THE PILOT, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM PARATES COVE, KY (42KY) AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14CFR PART 91.  THE ONE SIET INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 4 AUGUST 2008.  IMPACT FORCES WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, FORWARD FUSELAGE, THE WING CENTER SECTION AND THE PROPELLER, WITH THE REMAINING FUSELAGE AND WINGS INTACT.  FIRST RESPONDERS STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE IGNITION WAS USED TO STOP THE ENGINE.  WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WS INFORMED THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A PRIVATE LOCATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL WRECKAGE MUST BE KEPT INTACT UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTION IS RECEIVED FROM THE FAA FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A PRIVATE LOCATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL WRECKAGE MUST BE KEPT INTACT UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTION IS RECEIVED FROM THE FAA.

## 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 NYC08LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA263), Aug 3, 2008: Osborne Challenger II (N69ER), Fairdealing, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while climbing into rising terrain at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.

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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