# Accident 20250114001029A: Jonathan C Eggers CHALLENGER II, Conway, SC, January 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2025, 07:00 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7888° N, 79.1936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7888&lon=-79.1936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938SE-2026-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonathan C Eggers CHALLENGER II (registry code 056402U, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonathan-c-eggers-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONATHAN C EGGERS CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 9 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114001029A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND PROCEEDED TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HRS. IN THE FLIGHT THE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. AN ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA AND STRUCT A BUILDING. THIS FLIGHT WAS IN THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.

## 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 ERA25LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA097), Jan 14, 2025: Jonathan C Eggers Challenger II (N938SE), Conway, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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