Accident Quad City Challenger II N91269, Sunday 22 October 1989

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Date:	Sunday 22 October 1989
Time:	10:05 LT
Type:	Quad City Challenger II
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N91269
MSN:	CH20187WD225
Year of manufacture:	1989
Total airframe hrs:	82 hours
Engine model:	ROTAX 503 DC
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Warrens, WI - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING A PRIVATE STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED & THE PILOT WAS INJURED, WHILE LANDING ON AN EARTHEN DIKE BETWEEN CRANBERRY BEDS. AN EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED ITS CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

Probable Cause: A BROKEN CRANSKSHAFT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

Accident investigation: