# Accident 20160630013709A: Hammer Robert H Jr CHALLENGER II CW, Marysville, OH, June 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Marysville, OH
- Airport: Union County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2239° N, 83.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2239&lon=-83.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hammer Robert H JR CHALLENGER II CW (registry code 056762F, https://openairdocs.org/model/hammer-robert-h-jr-challenger-ii-cw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3203 (registry code 33733, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAMMER ROBERT H JR CHALLENGER II CW
- Reported engine: HIRTH 3203
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160630013709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AND LOST POWER AT 1000 FEET ON CLIMBOUT.  PILOT BANKED LEFT AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ADJACENT GRASS RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT AN ANGLE AND DAMAGED LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR. PILOT EGRESSED AND NOTICED ONE SPARK PLUG HANGING BY ITS IGNITION LEAD UNDER THE ENGINE.  NO OTHER OCCUPANTS INVOLVED.

## 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 CEN16LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA243), Jun 30, 2016: Challenger II CW (N788RH), Marysville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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