# Incident 20250531007219I: Schroeder Derek D CHALLENGER 1 CWS, Cordova, NE, May 31, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7164° N, 97.3516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7164&lon=-97.3516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schroeder Derek D CHALLENGER 1 CWS (registry code 05636FY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schroeder-derek-d-challenger-1-cws) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHROEDER DEREK D CHALLENGER 1 CWS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250531007219I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE ACFT ENGINE SEIZED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT RADIOED MAYDAY AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD A HALF MILE EAST OF CORDOV, NE.

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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