# Accident 19981205032819A: Amtr JURCASIROCCO, Madison, MS, December 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4502° N, 90.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4502&lon=-90.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9772N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9772N-2007-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion Sid S JR JURCA MJ5 (registry code 05612LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-sid-s-jr-jurca-mj5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR JURCASIROCCO
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 347 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981205032819A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF WITH FULL POWER THEN LOST POWER DURING A LEFT TURN AND CRASHED. (FROM .4) DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE CONDITION AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL ENGINE RUNUP, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND TAKEOFF. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED NORMAL POWER AND THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT WAS ROUTINE. AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING STILL LOSING POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA FOR A FORCED LANDING. AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES 300 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY, AND LANDED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT FUEL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE CARBURETOR HEAT LEVER WAS IN COLD POSITION. REVIEWS OF THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.                                                         (-23) DURING TAKE OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 400-500 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED A ROW OF PINE TREES.

## 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 ATL99LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA028), Dec 5, 1998: Sid Champion Jurca MJ-5 (N9772N), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N9772N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901027047249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047249I), Oct 27, 1990: Amtrjr JURCASIROCCO (N9772N), Pocahontas, MS, Minor damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed on same runway. Pilot had fuel selector in the off position.

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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