29.1854° N, 98.8522° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Natalia, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 2012 · 15:40 local
Place
Natalia, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Challenger Challenger
Reported engine
ROTAX 447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During approach to the pilot's private airport the aircraft stalled and entered a 180 degree left spin impacting nose and right wing down. The pilot died from his internal injuries about 3 hours later
As the FAA filed it
DURING APPROACH TO THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A 180 DEGREE LEFT SPIN IMPACTING NOSE AND RIGHT WING DOWN. THE PILOT DIED FROM HIS INTERNAL INJURIES ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER