# NTSB CHI87DET03: Jagger Tierra II, N5541C, Columbia City, IN, April 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1987, 17:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place: Columbia City, IN
- Coordinates: 41.150707, -85.480613 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1507&lon=-85.4806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87DET03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13596/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DET03

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fuel system,filter - blocked(total) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PLOWED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE ALMOST TOTALLY BLOCKED THE FUEL FILTER CLOSEST TO THE FUEL TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5541C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JAGGER TIERRA II
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Airframe hours: 74
- Engines: ROTAX 532 64 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kendall L. Jagger
- Registered owner: Kendall L Jagger
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination: COLUMBIA CITY, IN
- Airport: runway 11, 1,584 × 50 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 42 in this make and model, 64 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870419053669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419053669A), Apr 19, 1987: Amtrte TIERRA2, Columbia City, IN, Substantial damage. The engine failed on takeoff. Aircraft landed beside runway. Pilot reported fuel filter was clogged. Student pilot.

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.

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