# NTSB Accident BFO95LA079
> **HUGHLETT CHALLENGER II** · 1995-08-10 · MADISONVILLE, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04165
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-10
- **Location:** MADISONVILLE, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.329593, -87.500846
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHLETT
- **Model:** CHALLENGER II
- **Registration:** N890JH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an intermittent short of the ignition system, due to improper maintenance/modification of the engine, which resulted in partial loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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