- Date
- July 11, 1988, 20:00 local (Jul 12, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Platteville, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51012Huntley Challenger II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880711027479A
- Case key
- 13878
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Analysis
After climbing about 100' after takeoff, a partial power loss occurred & the plt initiated a left turn to rtrn to the arpt. Unable to reach the arpt, an emerg lndg was made in a corn field & the acft was damaged. No airframe failure was found & the eng ran normally drg an operational check. The plt noted that svrl bags & a purse were stowed aft of the rear passenger seat on top of the plastic fuel tank (jug). There was a flexible fuel line that was routed from the top of the fuel jug to the eng. An investigation showed that if the flexible fuel line had become kinked or if the vent on top of the jug had been blocked, fuel flow to the eng would have been restricted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51012
- Reported as
- Huntley Challenger II (CHALLENGER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0284
- Airframe hours
- 51
- Engine
- Bombardier ROTAX 503, 53 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Huntley, John D.
- Registered owner
- John D Huntley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1988 · 51 hours before
- Destination
- 47C · Boscobel, WI
- Airport
- PVB · Grant County, runway 25, 3,605 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,060 total · 51 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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