Zank CHALLENGER II N56DZ

Summary

On 4 June 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Zank CHALLENGER II registered N56DZ, operated by Benny G. Latoria, was involved in an accident near Redgranite, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1987 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Redgranite, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

44.0509, -89.1001

Aircraft

Zank CHALLENGER II

Registration

N56DZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Benny G. Latoria

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → De Kalb

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87DEP06

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT HAD PURCHASED THIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT EARLIER IN THE DAY AND HAD MADE ONE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT AND WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE SECOND FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 150' TO 200' AGL, WHEN WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES, WITH POWER REMAINING CONSTANT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAS A MAXIMUM PILOT SEAT WEIGHT RESTRICTION OF 250 POUNDS. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE INDICATED HIS WEIGHT AT 275 POUNDS. WITNESSES INDICATED WEIGHT TO BE AT LEAST 300 POUNDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.