# Accident 20260515005099A: Bigham Jack L MARQUART M 5 CHARGER, Tucson, AZ, May 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1924° N, 110.9789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1924&lon=-110.9789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bigham Jack L MARQUART M 5 CHARGER (registry code 056559W, https://openairdocs.org/model/bigham-jack-l-marquart-m-5-charger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIGHAM JACK L MARQUART M 5 CHARGER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,660 total, 145 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260515005099A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE AFTER MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A STREET IN TUCSON, AZ, JUST OUTSIDE OF TUS AIRPORT. THE COLLISION WITH THE POLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS NECESSITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE EXPECTED TO HAVE 7.5 GALLONS OF FUEL UPON LANDING; HOWEVER, ONLY ONE-THIRD OF A GALLON WAS RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND NONE OF THE THREE FUEL TANKS SHOWED SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SIGHT GAUGE READS EMPTY DURING FLIGHT, PREVENTING ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL MONITORING WHILE AIRBORNE.

## 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 WPR26LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA191), May 15, 2026: Bigham Jack L Marquart M 5 Charger (N987JB), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N987JB (2)

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

- [Incident 20090331010819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090331010819I), Mar 31, 2009: Jacklb MARQUARTM5 (N987JB), Williamstown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed sothern cross airport (CO1), at approximately 1450 local heading east towards vineland-downstown airport (28N). Ten minutes into the…
- [Incident 19880910059979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910059979I), Sep 10, 1988: Amtrmq CHARGERMA5 (N987JB), Redding, CA. Forced landing when engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel tank vent tube was bent causing siphoning effect.

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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