# Accident 20120629016589A: Badeaux Oran P CHALLENGER II, New Iberia, LA, June 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2012, 08:32 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9619° N, 91.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9619&lon=-91.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16665, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16665-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Badeaux Oran P CHALLENGER II (registry code 05631RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/badeaux-oran-p-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BADEAUX ORAN P CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 912 F2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629016589A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON A GRASS FIELD.  ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER LINE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND CRASH IT INTO A FIELD.

## 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 CEN12LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA417), Jun 29, 2012: Badeaux Challenger II (N16665), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operation of an airplane by a noncertificated pilot and his failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during the landing approach.

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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