# Accident 19970901048099A: Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131, Blakesburg, IA, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 10:40 local time
- Place: Blakesburg, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0095° N, 92.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0095&lon=-92.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 (registry code 1590114, https://openairdocs.org/model/bucker-jungmann-c-a-s-a-1-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lom M332 (registry code 40800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lom-m332) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901048099A

## Narrative

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

(-16) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 2000' MSL, THE ENGINE SPEED DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY IDLE RPM. THE PILOT REPORTED HE CHECKED THE MAGNETOS AND DETERMINED THEY WERE OPERATING AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. FUEL TANK SELECTION WAS SWITCHED WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE OPERATION NOTED. THE PILOT DETERMINED NOT ENOUGH POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO REACH THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND SELECTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING SITE. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT SNAGGED POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE ENGINE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## 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 CHI97LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA275), Sep 1, 1997: Bucker Flugzeugbau Jungmann (N131G), Blakesburg, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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