# Accident 20090916018309A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Redlands, CA, September 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0794° N, 117.1286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0794&lon=-117.1286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732LS-2010-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City CHALLENGER II (registry code 05901KR, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,001 total, 95 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA453) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916018309A

## Narrative

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

DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO REDLANDS AIRPORT, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE 3/4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 8.  THE NTSB GARDENA, CA OFFICE MAY SEND PARTS TO THE NTSB METALLURGY LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS.  ALSO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURE, ROTAX HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE TECHANICAL ASSISTANCE, MANUALS OR TEADOWN INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE.

## 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 WPR09LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA453), Sep 16, 2009: Quad City Challenger II (N732LS), Redlands, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Structural failure of the right wing during the landing approach due to the separation of the wing's fabric covering.

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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