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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Yarberry Manuel CHALLENGER II · Northfield, NH · October 3, 2020

Date: October 3, 2020 · 15:50 local
Place: Northfield, NH
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N129AY
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA008
Reported as: Yarberry Manuel Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 258 total24 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N129AYRegistered now · Yarberry Manuel CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0206-2719 · Built 2006 Airframe modelYarberry Manuel CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

PIC fueled aircraft with 11 gallons of 100LL avgas. Engine quit in flight, PIC made a successful forced landing in a field. After restarting the engine and performing a run up, the PIC proceeded to take off when the engine again quit resulting in an a forced landing in heavy brush that substantially damaged the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PIC FUELED AIRCRAFT WITH 11 GALLONS OF 100LL AVGAS. ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT, PIC MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND PERFORMING A RUN UP, THE PIC PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF WHEN THE ENGINE AGAIN QUIT RESULTING IN AN A FORCED LANDING IN HEAVY BRUSH THAT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA21LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportNorthfield, NHA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation of the No. 1 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pinched No. 1 cylinder oil injection line.Oct 3, 2020 · Substantial damage