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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Marks Steven CHALLENGER II · Marion, WI · June 18, 2016

Date: June 18, 2016 · 09:20 local
Place: Marion, WI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7058U
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA322
Reported as: Marks Steven Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N7058URegistered now · Marks Steven CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-1000-2021 Airframe modelMarks Steven CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Experimental amatuer built aircraft crashed into a field after losing power to the propeller. Quad city aircraft corporation that builds the parts for the Challenger II recommends the belt be a gates powergrip GT2. This type of aircraft has had issues with cog belts stripping out.

Http://www.CHALLENGERS101.com/beltreport. Html

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD AFTER LOSING POWER TO THE PROPELLER. QUAD CITY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION THAT BUILDS THE PARTS FOR THE CHALLENGER II RECOMMENDS THE BELT BE A GATES POWERGRIP GT2. THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH COG BELTS STRIPPING OUT.

HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERS101.COM/BELTREPORT.HTML

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16CA322Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarion, WIThe failure of the airplane engine drive belt during the takeoff, resulting in a forced landing and impact with terrain.Jun 18, 2016 · Substantial damage