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NTSB accident investigation · Harmon-Weig Jungst · Corona, CA · March 9, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1981
Place
Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N615HWHarmon-Weig Jungst
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810309008819A
Case key
127278

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0148   81/3/9    CORONA,CA           HARMON-WEIG JUNGST  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1670
        TIME - 1200                    N615HW              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW FUEL.NOT EQPD WITH ENG-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N615HW
Reported as
Harmon-Weig Jungst
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corona

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.