# Accident 20200910014529A: Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II, Niota, TN, September 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Niota, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5550° N, 84.5197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5550&lon=-84.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56906-2021-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II (registry code 059010Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralight-acft-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT ACFT CORP CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200910014529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA312), Sep 10, 2020: Quad City Challenger (N56906), Sweetwater, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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