# Accident 20170311002039A: Seltzer William I CHALLENGER II CWS, Oakdale, CA, March 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2017, 10:26 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7581° N, 120.8033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7581&lon=-120.8033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2621T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2621T-2017-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seltzer William I CHALLENGER II CWS (registry code 05903QN, https://openairdocs.org/model/seltzer-william-i-challenger-ii-cws) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SELTZER WILLIAM I CHALLENGER II CWS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170311002039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING TO RWY 10 AT O27 AND RAN INTO PARKED VEHICLE.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.  PILOT SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR17FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA077), Mar 11, 2017: Challenger II (N2621T), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the…

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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