# Accident 20110817020979A: Quad City Ultralight Corp CHALLENGER II, Clarks Summit, PA, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 18:05 local time
- Place: Clarks Summit, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4192° N, 75.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4192&lon=-75.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6613Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6613Z-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II (registry code 05603TQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT CORP CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817020979A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED AIRFIELD IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, MADE A LEFT TURN DOWN A VALLEY. CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BREATHING POORLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL AROUND 1910. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS AIRCRAFT BEFORE ACCORDING TO WIFE AND FRIEND. HE DID TAKE ONE LESSON WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CFI AT SEAMANS AIRPORT IN A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO LOG BOOKS FOR THE AIRCRAFT OR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 ERA11FA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA463), Aug 17, 2011: Quad City Ultralight Challenger II (N6613Z), Ransom Township, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of overall…

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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