20200910014529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II · Niota, TN · September 10, 2020

Date: September 10, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place: Niota, TN
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N56906
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA312
Reported as: Quad City Ultralight Acft Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot

N56906Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2021 · Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0901-2134 · Built 2004 Airframe modelQuad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot taxied and went airborne. Flight lasted between 0.5 and 1.0 miles, before N56906 crash landed killing pilot.

Flight controls connected and operational.

10/26/2020- Rotex representative inspected engine and did not find any anomalies.

10/26/2020FLIGHT controls connected and operational front and rear seat position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TAXIED AND WENT AIRBORNE. FLIGHT LASTED BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.0 MILES, BEFORE N56906 CRASH LANDED KILLING PILOT.

FLIGHT CONTROLS CONNECTED AND OPERATIONAL.

10/26/2020- ROTEX REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED ENGINE AND DID NOT FIND ANY ANOMALIES.

10/26/2020FLIGHT CONTROLS CONNECTED AND OPERATIONAL FRONT AND REAR SEAT POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20LA312Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSweetwater, TNA loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Sep 10, 2020 · Substantial damage