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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Smith John N CHALLENGER II · Beloit, WI · June 6, 2015

Date: June 6, 2015 · 14:30 local
Place: Beloit, WI
Airport: Beloit Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4459A
Reported as: Smith John N Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 194 total142 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4459ARegistered now · Smith John N CHALLENGER IIS/N 2567 · Built 2006 Airframe modelSmith John N CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 6, 2015 at 1430 CDT an amateur- built Smith Challenger II aircraft, N4459A, experienced an engine failure and landed in a corn field 3/4 mile north of airport, C44, Beloit, WI. The sport pilot did not receive any injuries and the aircaft was undamaged. The VFR pleasure flight originated at khfx airport, hartford, WI with the intended destination of KC55 airport, ogle county , IL.

The engine failure was cause by a failure of the ignition/ fan housing.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT 1430 CDT AN AMATEUR- BUILT SMITH CHALLENGER II AIRCRAFT, N4459A, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD 3/4 MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT, C44, BELOIT, WI. THE SPORT PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES AND THE AIRCAFT WAS UNDAMAGED. THE VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KHFX AIRPORT, HARTFORD, WI WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF KC55 AIRPORT, OGLE COUNTY , IL.

THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSE BY A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION/ FAN HOUSING.