# Incident 20110510019099I: Barger Jerry L CHALLENGER II, Knox, PA, May 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Knox, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2328° N, 79.5365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2328&lon=-79.5365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017C-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barger Jerry L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05622PH, https://openairdocs.org/model/barger-jerry-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARGER JERRY L CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510019099I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE OIL INJECTION CABLE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE PROPELLER DRIVE BELT.  THE PROPELLER DRIVE BELT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE PULLEYS AND THE BELT WAS NOT FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N4017C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140920019299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920019299A), Sep 20, 2014: Barger Jerry L CHALLENGER II (N4017C), Clarion, PA, Substantial damage. On September 20, 2014 at 1357 local, [privacy data omitted] departed runway 24 at kaxq in N4017C, a Challenger II. Immediately after lift off, the aircraft…
- [Incident 20090610008849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090610008849I), Jun 10, 2009: Amtr CHALLENGERII (N4017C), Clarion, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The experimental aircraft builder was attempting high speed taxi tests with the aircraft. On the fifth attempt he inadvertently veered off the runway…

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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