# Incident 20150606007189I: Smith John N CHALLENGER II, Beloit, WI, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beloit, WI
- Airport: Beloit Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4978° N, 88.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELOIT (44C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4978&lon=-88.9676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4459A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4459A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith John N CHALLENGER II (registry code 05619XA, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-john-n-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH JOHN N CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 142 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606007189I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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