# Accident 20190415010809A: Houlihan RTH JUNGSTER 1, Lebanon, IN, April 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2019, 16:02 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Airport: Boone County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0072° N, 86.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0072&lon=-86.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3243-2020-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Houlihan RTH JUNGSTER 1 (registry code 1590350, https://openairdocs.org/model/houlihan-rth-jungster-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOULIHAN RTH JUNGSTER 1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190415010809A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2019, AT 1602 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOULIHAN RTH JUNGSTER 1 AIRCRAFT, N3243, LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36 AT THE LEBANON, INDIANA BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (6I4) AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN DUE TO SATURATED GRASS.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT,  BLOOMINGTON INDIANA (BMG) AT 1530 WITH A DESTINATION OF THE MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB, ELKHART, INDIANA (3C1).

## 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 GAA19CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA215), Apr 15, 2019: Kaminskas RTH Jungster 1 (N3243), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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