# NTSB ERA27LA027: Biancarelli Joseph Challenger II, N514YR, Towanda, PA, November 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Investigation open
- Date: November 1, 2026, 19:05 UTC
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Location: 41.7709° N, 76.4454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Towanda, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7709&lon=-76.4454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27LA027
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204099/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA027

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Biancarelli Joseph CHALLENGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05633HS), [All aircraft, 1,532 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N514YR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514YR), registered now, S/N CH2-0711-LSS-LW-0192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIANCARELLI JOSEPH CHALLENGER II
- Registry model: [Biancarelli Joseph CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/biancarelli-joseph-challenger-ii) (registry code 05633HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91

## Weather

- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: 32 nm away

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.

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