# Accident 20190522008379A: Chistov Dmitriy CHALLENGER, Terry, MS, May 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2019, 19:20 local time
- Place: Terry, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1203° N, 90.3128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1203&lon=-90.3128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N638DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638DC-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chistov Dmitriy CHALLENGER (registry code 056324K, https://openairdocs.org/model/chistov-dmitriy-challenger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHISTOV DMITRIY CHALLENGER
- Reported engine: BONBARDIER ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522008379A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2019, AT AROUND 19:10, N638DC DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN TERRY, MISSISSIPPI, AND BEGAN FLYING SOUTHEAST. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE PRIVATE AIRPORT AND SETUP FOR AN APPROACH FROM THE NORTH. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 8-10MPH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE APPROACH TO BE NORMAL AND UN-EVENTFUL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE, RPM WAS STEADY, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURES WERE IN NORMAL RANGE WHILE ON APPROACH. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PRIVATE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT WING CLIPPED A TREETOP AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND, ENTANGLED IN POWER LINES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.  SHORTLY AFTER IT CAME TO REST, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN19LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA149), May 22, 2019: Chistov Challenger (N638DC), Raymond, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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