# Accident 20140920019299A: Barger Jerry L CHALLENGER II, Clarion, PA, September 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2014, 13:57 local time
- Place: Clarion, PA
- Airport: Clarion County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2214° N, 79.4386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2214&lon=-79.4386&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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920019299A

## Narrative

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

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 BANKED LEFT AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB.  UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFTS BANK INCREASED TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING AROUND 360 DEGREES AND NOSED OVER INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 24 AND TAXIWAY "A" AT KAXQ.  A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT, THOUGH THE FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED, ALL INDICATIONS SHOWED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INTACT PRIOR TO IMPACT.  THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, LEFT WING AND ENGINE MOUNT.  A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENENCE RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSPECTED AND FLOWN WITH NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED.

## 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 ERA14LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA450), Sep 20, 2014: Barger Jerry L Challenger II (N4017C), Clarion, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff with the airplane's center of gravity aft of its limit and led the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and…

## Other reports on N4017C (2)

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

- [Incident 20110510019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510019099I), May 10, 2011: Barger Jerry L CHALLENGER II (N4017C), Knox, PA, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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