# Accident 20180723017829A: Holtz Rodney R CHALLENGER II, Oshkosh, WI, July 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2018, 09:50 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9669° N, 88.5608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9669&lon=-88.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1666R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1666R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holtz Rodney R CHALLENGER II (registry code 059041F, https://openairdocs.org/model/holtz-rodney-r-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLTZ RODNEY R CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 299 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180723017829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON LANDING APPROACH AND MADE WIDE TURN TO RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT STALLED HIT THE GROUND AND SPUN UNTIL HITTING A FENCE.

## 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 CEN18CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA291), Jul 23, 2018: Quad City Challenger (N1666R), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the base to final turn and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N1666R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241120019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241120019119A), Nov 20, 2024: Holtz Rodney R CHALLENGER II (N1666R), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that after takeoff he performed a left-hand turn at approximately 1,000 ft above ground level. During the turn the right-hand main entrance door…

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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