Accident · 2010-01-14

NTSB case ERA10LA119 · QUAD CITY CHALLENGER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2010-01-14
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
QUAD CITY CHALLENGER (NUNREG)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was his impairment due to the prescription narcotic medication he was taking.

Source: NTSB case ERA10LA119

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotStudentNone52Class 3 (2004-06-01)

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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