# Accident 20121023023749A: Challenger CHALLENGER, Natalia, TX, October 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2012, 15:40 local time
- Place: Natalia, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1854° N, 98.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natalia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1854&lon=-98.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHALLENGER CHALLENGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121023023749A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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