# Accident 20201003021439A: Yarberry Manuel CHALLENGER II, Northfield, NH, October 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2020, 15:50 local time
- Place: Northfield, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4261° N, 71.5672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4261&lon=-71.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129AY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129AY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yarberry Manuel CHALLENGER II (registry code 05901O0, https://openairdocs.org/model/yarberry-manuel-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YARBERRY MANUEL CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 24 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201003021439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA008), Oct 3, 2020: Experimental Quad City Challenger II (N129AY), Northfield, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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