# NTSB LAX78DUJ20: Bucker Jung Meistr, N72493, Phoenix, AZ, January 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0093  78/1/12    PHOENIX,AZ          BUCKER JUNG MEISTR  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2351
        TIME - 1630                    N72493              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL STEERING CABLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N72493 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BUCKER JUNG MEISTR
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19780112000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780112000479A), Jan 12, 1978: Buker JUNGMISTR1, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Tail wheel steering cable failed.

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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