# Incident 20141113021979I: Guiter Charles CHALLENGER II, Cocoa Beach, FL, November 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2014, 10:50 local time
- Place: Cocoa Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3291° N, 80.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cocoa Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3291&lon=-80.6275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Guiter Charles CHALLENGER II (registry code 05629G6, https://openairdocs.org/model/guiter-charles-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUITER CHARLES CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141113021979I

## Narrative

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

ON 13 NOV 2014 I IVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT OF N17FD SERIAL # CH2-0809-2863, A CHALLENGER II, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS ALSO A 14 CFR PART 65 SPORT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE HOLDER.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 51 MINUTES WHEN HE EXPERIENCE THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND THEN SUDDENLY STOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, SETTLING IN THE OCEAN (AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE AIRCRAFT WERE BOTH TOWED BY THE COAST GUARD TO PORT CANAVERAL. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUFFER ANY DAMAGE AND THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES.

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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