# Accident 20090121000719A: Ultraf CHALLENGERII, Waldron, MO, January 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2009, 10:47 local time
- Place: Waldron, MO
- Airport: Noahs Ark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2201° N, 94.7194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2201&lon=-94.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805FA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAF CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090121000719A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 21, 2009 AT 10:47, N805FA, A CHALLENGER II CWS, DEPARTED 06MO, NOAH’S ARK AIRPORT, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FEET ABOUT ¾ OF A MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN AND CRASHED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENT WAS THE PASSENGER.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INJURED AND HAS DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED AT THIS TIME.  CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH WINDS 5 TO 10 OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.

## 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 CEN09LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA154), Jan 21, 2009: Ultra Flight Challenger (N805FA), Waldron, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, the…

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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