# Accident 20101008049329A: Newmann Edw CHALLENGER, Easton, KS, October 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2010, 13:45 local time
- Place: Easton, KS
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3444° N, 95.1164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3444&lon=-95.1164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61328-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newmann Edward W CHALLENGER II (registry code 05605T6, https://openairdocs.org/model/newmann-edward-w-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEWMANN EDW CHALLENGER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101008049329A

## Narrative

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

THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT, RONALD WARD, WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, AND A PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THEY DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE SURVIVING PASSENGER, THEY HAD ONLY BEEN AIRBORNE ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE-FIRST AT THE BASE OF THE TREES.  THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM (BRS) PARACHUTE WAS ENTANGLED IN THE TOP OF A TREE WITH ITS SHROUD LINES ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME.  HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR THE BRS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED  FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH COMPOUND FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT LEG, A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE AND LEFT HAND, A FRACTURE OF THE EYE SOCKET AND NOSE, AND A CONCUSSION.

## 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 CEN11LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA012), Oct 8, 2010: Newmann Edward W Challenger II (N61328), Easton, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

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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