# Accident 20210121003259A: Plante Matthew L CHALLENGER II, Minneola, FL, January 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2021, 10:20 local time
- Place: Minneola, FL
- Airport: Florida Flying Gators
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6261° N, 81.8001° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6261&lon=-81.8001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4469Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4469Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plante Matthew L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05625OC, https://openairdocs.org/model/plante-matthew-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PLANTE MATTHEW L CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210121003259A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO FLORIDA FLYING GATORS AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MEDICAL CENTER. THE PILOT STATED TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT HE LOST PROPULSION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA21LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA109), Jan 21, 2021: Plante Challenger II (N4469Z), Minneola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine/propeller drive belt.

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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