# NTSB Accident ATL04CA191
> **Pinkham Challenger II** · 2004-09-22 · Lancaster, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04CA191
- **Event ID:** 20041008X01605
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-22
- **Location:** Lancaster, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.674446, -80.680557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pinkham
- **Model:** Challenger II
- **Registration:** N2079S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power in-flight due to water ingestion and  his misjudgment of obstacle clearance resulting in a collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufactures instructions for installing a sump drain in the fuel system during construction of the airplane.

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