# Accident 20110816024889A: Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II CW, Granbury, TX, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 10:25 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Airport: Granbury Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4364° N, 97.8078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4364&lon=-97.8078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979JP-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II CW (registry code 05901XV, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralights-challenger-ii-cw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2706 (registry code 33703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHTS CHALLENGER II CW
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2706
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA568) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816024889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER FAILED ON TAKEOFF. FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM SUSPECTED.

## 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 CEN11LA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA568), Aug 16, 2011: Quad City Challenger (N979JP), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The leak in the plastic connectors in the fuel lines, which resulted in decreased engine power during the initial climb.

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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