# Accident 19990803026159A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Pahokee, FL, August 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8093° N, 80.6602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8093&lon=-80.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14131 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 3 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803026159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON AUGUST 3, 1999, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WILLIAM J. KINNEY/CHALLENGER II, N14131, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON KREAMER ISLAND IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT, PAHOKEE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM RUNWAY 35, MADE A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN AND WAS AT ABOUT 500 FEET ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, WHEN THE ENGINE TO PROPELLER DRIVE BELT BROKE. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON KREAMER ISLAND.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WINGS AND WING STRUTS. FAA INSPECTORS CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND NOTED THAT THE ENGINE TO PROPELLER DRIVE BELT WAS MISSING. THE INSPECTORS STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE MISSING BELT WAS THE REASON THE ENGINE STOPPED IN FLIGHT. THE BELT WAS NOT RECOVERED, AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.                               (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35 AT PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT, AT ABOUT 500 FEET, ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, THE ENGINE TO PROPELLER DRIVE BELT BROKE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON KREAMER ISLAND, IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. FAA INSPECTORS CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND NOTED THAT THE ENGINE TO PROPELLER DRIVE BELT WAS MISSING. THE BELT WAS NOT RECOVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA213), Aug 3, 1999: William Jay Kinney Challenger II (N14131), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the engine to propeller drive belt for undetermined reasons, resulting in loss of engine power, and a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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