# NTSB LAX81FUG16: Harmon-Weig Jungst, N615HW, Corona, CA, March 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1981
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615HW-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N RK-4, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARMON-WEIG JUNGST
- Registry model: [Harmon-Weigel JUNGSTER IIII](https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-weigel-jungster-iiii) (registry code 05611A7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corona

## 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 19810309008819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810309008819A), Mar 9, 1981: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in a pasture. Nosed over. Fuel starvation occurred from a low volume of fuel.

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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