# Accident 20010624020579A: Bucker-Jungmann AERO Z-131, Butler, GA, June 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2001, 16:15 local time
- Place: Butler, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4191° N, 84.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4191&lon=-84.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4842-2003-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bucker-Jungmann AERO Z-131 (registry code 1590111, https://openairdocs.org/model/bucker-jungmann-aero-z-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624020579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS FIELD, TOWING A GLIDER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOPS OF TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP. THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED THE TOW ROPE AT APPROX. 150 FT AGL, MADE A RIGHT TURN, CAME AROUND AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP. ONLY WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE 2 PILOTS. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES THE FOLLOWING DAY.

## 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 MIA01LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA175), Jun 24, 2001: Bucker-Jungmann Aero Z-131 (N4842), Rupert, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

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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