# Accident 20210918015879A: Cole Paul B CHALLENGER I, Higginsville, MO, September 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: Higginsville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0725° N, 93.7170° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0725&lon=-93.7170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630SC-2022-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cole Paul B CHALLENGER I (registry code 05901VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/cole-paul-b-challenger-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLE PAUL B CHALLENGER I
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210918015879A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW, DESCENDING PASS OVER THE FIELD.  UPON TURNING BACK TOWARD THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A STEEP LEFT BANK.  IT ENTERED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND SPIN, RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN21LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA446), Sep 18, 2021: Cole Paul B Challenger I (N630SC), Higginsville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a low-level turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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