# Accident 19890629018339A: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Reading, PA, June 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17537, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17537-2013-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Veharic JUNGSTER-I (registry code 1590506, https://openairdocs.org/model/veharic-jungster-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS JUNGSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,609 total, 1 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629018339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. HIT A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC89DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHA01), Jun 29, 1989: Vehafric Jungster ONE (N17537), Reading, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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