# Accident 19820722031829A: Buker JUNGMAN, Tower City, PA, July 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Tower City, PA
- Airport: Bendigo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5590° N, 76.5597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BENDIGO (74N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5590&lon=-76.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55JG-2008-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bucker JUNGMAN BU-131 (registry code 1590100, https://openairdocs.org/model/bucker-jungman-bu-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUKER JUNGMAN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722031829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. CONTAMINATED FUEL FROM DETERIORATED FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC82FGT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT16), Jul 22, 1982: Bucker Jungmann BU-131 (N55JG), Tower City, PA, substantial damage

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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