# Accident 20230804015379A: Jamros Robert L Jr CHALLENGER II, Port Orange, FL, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Port Orange, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0885° N, 81.0792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0885&lon=-81.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906WV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906WV-2024-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jamros Robert L JR CHALLENGER II (registry code 056270N, https://openairdocs.org/model/jamros-robert-l-jr-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL-99 (registry code 55559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMROS ROBERT L JR CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL-99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,334 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804015379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (7FL6) AFTER ARRIVING FROM (KDED) WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS AND ON CLIMB AT APPROXIAMETLY 950 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH NO APPARNT INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS.  PILOT REPORTED THREE RESTARTS WERE ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS, AND THEN GLIDED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND LANDED INVERTED ON THE FRONT LAWN AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITIALIZED. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA324), Aug 4, 2023: Jamros Robert L JR Challenger II (N906WV), Port Orange, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to an out-of-temperature seizure of the PTO cylinder.

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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