Witness: "Engine Did Not Sound Like It Was Operating Properly"
On June 5, 2020, about 1925 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Challenger II, N850RW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near WurtsboroSullivan County Airport (N82), Wurtsboro, New York. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, after liftoff the airplane departed N82 toward a ridgeline southeast of the airport; however, it remained just above the treetops and failed to climb, and the engine did not sound like it was operating properly.