Jonathan C Eggers CHALLENGER II N938SE

Summary

On 14 January 2025 at about 12:00 local time, a Jonathan C Eggers CHALLENGER II registered N938SE was involved in an accident near Conway, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

14 January 2025 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Conway, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Conway-Horry County (HYW)

Coordinates

33.7888, -79.1936

Aircraft

Jonathan C Eggers CHALLENGER II

Registration

N938SE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1991

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenwood → Conway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA25LA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the end of a 2.5-hour flight, the pilot had started his approach to land at his destination airport when the engine lost total power after its usable fuel supply was exhausted. The pilot then attempted a forced landing, but while attempting to avoid a powerline, the airplane struck a barn. The airplane came to rest in a ditch along a rural road and sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.