Quad City CHALLENGER UNREG

Summary

On 5 July 2021 at about 00:47 local time, a Quad City CHALLENGER registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2021 at 00:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.9740, -90.0471

Aircraft

Quad City CHALLENGER

Registration

UNREG

Category

Unknown

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perryville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA307

1 person was seriously injured.

An impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot was conducting a local flight near a friend’s residence in an unregistered airplane. There were no witnesses to the accident. Following the accident, a local law enforcement officer briefly talked to the pilot, but no information was provided during this, or subsequent interview attempts to explain the sequence of events that preceded the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and forward fuselage. Based on the available evidence, the reason the airplane impacted terrain could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.