# Accident 20000526039259A: Kurzenberger Richard H JU 87-B2, Urbana, MD, May 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2000, 18:01 local time
- Place: Urbana, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3493° N, 77.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-77.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DK-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kurzenberger Richard H JU 87-B2 (registry code 1590205, https://openairdocs.org/model/kurzenberger-richard-h-ju-87-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526039259A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON CLIMB-OUT THE A/C APPEARED TO GO OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INVERTED INTO TREES AND BURNING ON IMPACT.

## 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 IAD00FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA044), May 26, 2000: Kurzenburger Stuka JU-87 (N87DK), Urbana, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain aircraft control after takeoff.

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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