# Accident 20151014016979A: Bucker Jungmeister BU 133, Missoula, MT, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 15:11 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9164° N, 114.0906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-114.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1940J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1940J-2018-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bucker Jungmeister BU 133 (registry code 1590134, https://openairdocs.org/model/bucker-jungmeister-bu-133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKER JUNGMEISTER BU 133
- Reported engine: WARNER 165
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014016979A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2015 AT 1511 MDT, A BUCKER JUNGMEISTER BU-133, N1940J, OWNED BY THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT MISSOULA, MONTANA.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXECUTED A HARD RIGHT CLIMBING TURN TO A HEADING OFF 066 DEGREES.  THE PILOT ENTERED AN UNRECOVERABLE ACCELERATED STALL AND IMPACTED THE ROAD EXITING THE AIRPORT TERMINAL.  THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NO INJURIES TO GROUND PERSONNEL WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 14 GALLONS OF 100LL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.  THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROPELLER WAS NOT UNDER POWER AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR16FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA012), Oct 14, 2015: Bucker Jungmeister BU 133 (N1940J), Missoula, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while executing a return to the runway after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic…

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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