Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II UNREG

Summary

On 3 May 1998 at about 12:00 local time, a Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 May 1998 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.9800, -81.0796

Aircraft

Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II

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

Hinesville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL98LA073

1 person died.

In flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.

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

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The airplane collided with the ground near the Savannah River. According to the FAA, there were no witnesses to the accident. The previous owner stated that the pilot had just purchased the airplane that week and was taking it for a test flight. The pilot had no previous experience with this type of airplane. The pilot departed the area and was not heard from again. The pilot's medical certificate was not current at the time of the accident and the pilot's logbook was not recovered. His last reported flight time on his medical certificate was 2400 total civilian hours. Examination of the airplane by the FAA found it destroyed and the aircraft logbooks were not recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.