# Accident 20140312001669A: Norman Me CHALLENGER IISPECIAL, Monroe, WA, March 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Airport: Firstair
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8711° N, 121.9950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8711&lon=-121.9950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norman Me CHALLENGER IISPECIAL (registry code 05904KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/norman-me-challenger-iispecial) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORMAN ME CHALLENGER IISPECIAL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140312001669A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AT W16 THE PILOT HEARD A CLUNK AND HIS ENGINE STOPPED FORCING HIM TO LAND IN A FIELD JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HIS PROPELLER WAS MISSING.

## 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 WPR14CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA136), Mar 13, 2014: Norman Quad City Challenger (N345MN), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate construction of the propeller bracket, which resulted in its failure during the initial climb and the propeller subsequently departing the airplane.

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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