# Accident 20130721012279A: Cooper David W CHALLENGER II, Laporte, IN, July 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2013, 07:00 local time
- Place: Laporte, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5806° N, 86.5308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5806&lon=-86.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1519, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1519-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cooper David W CHALLENGER II (registry code 05631A5, https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-david-w-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COOPER DAVID W CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130721012279A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DID A STALL/ SPIN  AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE NOT OPERATING.

EXAM OF THE ENGINE NOTED ROTATION AND COMPRESSION O.K.  HOWEVER, THE FUEL FILTER WAS INSTALLED WITH THE FLOW DIRECTION ARROW POINTING TOWARD THE FUEL TANK , NOT TOWARD THE ENGINE.  THIS CONDITION WOULD RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR AT LEAST 50 MINUTES PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 CEN13LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA428), Jul 21, 2013: Cooper, David W. Challenger II (N1519), Mill Creek, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's improper fuel planning, which led to fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain adequate instruction or an…

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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