Bucker Jungmann BU-131 N55JG

Summary

On 22 July 1982 at about 20:45 local time, a Bucker Jungmann BU-131 registered N55JG, operated by C. JAY Seiler, was involved in an accident near Tower City, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1982 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tower City, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Bendigo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bucker Jungmann BU-131

Registration

N55JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

C. JAY Seiler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tower City → Tower City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82FGT16

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A ROLLING FIELD OF CROPS. THE PLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A RIGHT BANK/NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND CAME TO REST AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL, OIL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS. SMALL RUSTED METTALIC PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR, FUEL SCREEN, FUEL LINES AND IN THE FUEL, BUT NO BLOCKAGE WAS VERIFIED. AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED, REVEALED THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS IN A DETERIORATED CONDITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.