Quad City CHALLENGER N1666R
23 July 2018 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2018 at about 14:50 local time, a Quad City CHALLENGER registered N1666R was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Rgnl (OSH)
- Coordinates
- 43.9669, -88.5608
- Aircraft
- Quad City CHALLENGER
- Registration
- N1666R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wautoma → Oshkosh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18CA291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the base to final turn and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was landing on the ultralight field when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that she made a wide base to final turn because she was unsure about the placement of the runway. Although the pilot added power, the airplane entered a left descending turn until the left wing contacted the ground near the beginning of the runway's displaced threshold. The airplane then spun left and slid rearward on the ground until it contacted a chain-link fence. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot's statement, along with a ground-based video of the accident, revealed that the pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack during the base to final turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Quad City CHALLENGER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2018 | Quad City CHALLENGER | North Bay, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 2016 | Quad City CHALLENGER II | Amos, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 2020 | Quad City CHALLENGER | Sweetwater, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 2016 | Quad City CHALLENGER | Crescent City, Florida, United States | Juguetes LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Quad City CHALLENGER | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Quad City CHALLENGER | Jonesboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2018 | Beechcraft 36 | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | Hangar50 Llc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2018 | Brandt SONEX | Lodi, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Cessna 120 | Iola, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Dobbs George COOT | Malone, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2018 | De Havilland DH112 VENOM | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | World Heritage Air Museum | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Robinson R44 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | MF Helicopters LLC | Fatal | 1 |