Fredenburg CHALLENGER II accident near Longview, TX
On June 7, 1996, a Fredenburg CHALLENGER II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Longview, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 7, 1996
- Place
- Longview, TX
- Aircraft
- Fredenburg CHALLENGER II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.509°N, 94.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05952
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On June 7, 1996, at 0947 central daylight time, a Fredenburg Challenger II experimental airplane, N2087P, registered to a private individual, collided with a vehicle and trees following a loss of control during the landing at East Side Airport, Longview, Texas. The commercial pilot-in-command, who did not hold an FAA medical certificate, and the student pilot/owner, who was endorsed for solo flight in an ultralight, sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the East Side Airport about 10 minutes prior to the accident. During interviews, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, and on the enclosed statements, witnesses and local authorities reported the information in this paragraph. The commercial pilot had flown "ultralights for about 1 and 1/2 years following the loss of his FAA medical certificate." The owner purchased the airplane and the "two pilots flew the airplane to the East Side Airport on May 22, 1996. In December 1996, relatives reported that the commercial pilot flew the airplane from Temple, Texas, to Corsicana, Texas where the owner boarded for the flight to East Side Airport. " They had flown the airplane one additional flight and the owner had practiced once by "crow hopping" along the runway without becoming airborne. During a personal interview, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, on June 7, 1996, the owner of the vehicle repor
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make/model.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
