# Accident 20150411003489A: Felix Richard J Sr CHALLENGER II, Eagle Point, WI, April 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2015, 11:32 local time
- Place: Eagle Point, WI
- Airport: Rosenbaum Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0000° N, 91.3836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0000&lon=-91.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30796 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FELIX RICHARD J SR CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150411003489A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2015, ABOUT 1132 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL QUAD CITY CHALLENGER II AIRPLANE, FORMERLY REGISTERED AS N30796, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ON A VISUAL PATTERN DOWNWIND AT ROSENBAUM FIELD AIRPORT (3WI9), NEAR CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE, WITH AN EXPIRED REGISTRY, WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

SEVERAL WITNESSES NOTICED THE AIRPLANE MAKING A TURN WHILE ON MID-FIELD DOWNWIND AT 3WI9. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY BEGAN A STEEP DIVE, WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWING GROUND 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 CEN15LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA195), Apr 11, 2015: Quad City Challenger - II (N30796), Chippewa Falls, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s incapacitation due to a cardiovascular event, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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