Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER I UNREG
16 March 2008 · Rayle, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER I registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Rayle, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rayle, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington-Wilkes (IIY)
- Coordinates
- 33.7897, -82.9003
- Aircraft
- Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER I
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Washington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The non-certificated pilot was flying an unregistered amateur built Quad City Challenger I in cruise flight when the engine "stopped cold." During the forced landing, the airplane struck a power line, and sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The airplane was equipped with a non-certificated Rotax 503 engine. The pilot inspected the contents of the fuel tank, and found no contamination. He removed the fuel bowls from the engine's dual carburetors and found them to be full of fuel. He was able to rotate the engine by hand and believed the engine stoppage was caused by an ignition failure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2008 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER LSS | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 2008 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II | Windslow Twp, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2007 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER SPECIAL | Orland, California, United States | Fredrick P. Derose | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II | Ransom Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1998 | Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft A36 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | BK Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | David A Roberts | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Folkston, Georgia, United States | Silver Express Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft BE-76 | Rome, Georgia, United States | Aviation Atlanta | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | Falcon Aviation Academy | Minor injuries | - |