# Accident 20210901015209A: Gonzales Mark S CHALLENGER II, Geneva, AL, September 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Geneva, AL
- Airport: Geneva Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0526° N, 85.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0526&lon=-85.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1225G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1225G-2022-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gonzales Mark S CHALLENGER II (registry code 056398R, https://openairdocs.org/model/gonzales-mark-s-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GONZALES MARK S CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210901015209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETARDED THROTTLE WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE. WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL, POWER WAS INCREASED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE ATTEMPTED. HIT ROOF OF BARN OUTSIDE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## 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 ERA21LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA347), Sep 1, 2021: Quad City Challenger (N1225G), Geneva, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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