# Accident 20160618009569A: Marks Steven CHALLENGER II, Marion, WI, June 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2016, 09:20 local time
- Place: Marion, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6708° N, 88.8892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6708&lon=-88.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7058U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7058U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marks Steven CHALLENGER II (registry code 05902R4, https://openairdocs.org/model/marks-steven-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARKS STEVEN CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160618009569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA16CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA322), Jun 18, 2016: Marks Steven Challenger (N7058U), Marion, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane engine drive belt during the takeoff, resulting in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

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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