Chistov CHALLENGER N638DC

Summary

On 22 May 2019 at about 00:10 local time, a Chistov CHALLENGER registered N638DC was involved in an accident near Raymond, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 May 2019 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Raymond, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

32.1203, -90.3128

Aircraft

Chistov CHALLENGER

Registration

N638DC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Raymond → Raymond

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA149

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a local personal flight in the experimental, airplane. He reported that the engine operated "flawlessly" during the flight; however, on final approach for landing, the engine completely lost power. The pilot trimmed the airplane for its best glide speed and attempted to land, but the airplane impacted the top of a tree and power lines adjacent to the runway and was subsequently destroyed by a postcrash fire. Fire damage precluded examination of the airplane's fuel system. The internal components of the engine valves and drive train were connected. Several of the internal engine components were not aircraft-engine-specific parts; however, whether these components contributed to the loss of engine power could not be determined. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available information.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.