# Accident 20190718015299A: Tharon V Judd CHALLENGER II, Draper, UT, July 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2019, 21:00 local time
- Place: Draper, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5264° N, 111.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5264&lon=-111.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77YD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77YD-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tharon V Judd CHALLENGER II (registry code 05637VK, https://openairdocs.org/model/tharon-v-judd-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THARON V JUDD CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 320 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190718015299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE.  PILOT GUIDED AIRCRAFT TO A ROAD WITHOUT POWER LINES OR OBSTRUCTIONS.  ALIGNED AIRCRAFT ON CENTER OF ROAD BUT DRIFTED INTO TREE BRANCH WITH CAUSED YAW RIGHT AND DROP TO THE SURFACE.  HARD LANDING AND IMPACT WITH FIRE HYDRANT ON RIGHT SIDE OF COCKPIT.

## 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 WPR19LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA192), Jul 19, 2019: Judd Challenger II (N77YD), Draper, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available 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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