# Accident 20180415003689A: Bordick David James CHALLENGER II SPEC, Friona, TX, April 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2018, 21:00 local time
- Place: Friona, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6083° N, 102.8661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6083&lon=-102.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635DT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BORDICK DAVID JAMES CHALLENGER II SPEC
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180415003689A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N635DT, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT BORDIUK CHALLENGER II SPECIAL AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR FRIONA, TEXAS.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED.   AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION WAS EXPIRED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOVINA, TEXAS (7TS9) AT APPROXIMATELY 2020.

## 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 CEN18FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA140), Apr 16, 2018: Bordiuk Challenger II (N635DT), Friona, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of evidence.

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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