# NTSB MIA78FLG19: Jungster 1, N8VM, Ridgeville, SC, May 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Ridgeville, SC · RIDGEVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.0937° N, 80.3174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0937&lon=-80.3174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1601  78/5/15  NR.RIDGEVILLE,SC      JUNGSTER 1          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 200
        TIME - 1449                    N8VM                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONCKS CORNER,SC            SUMMERVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8VM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VM-1998-04-04), registration cancelled 1998-04-04, S/N 691159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUNGSTER 1
- Registry model: [Meek JUNGSTER-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-jungster-1) (registry code 1590507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780515009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515009999A), May 15, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Ridgeville, SC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8VM (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 ATL96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA071), Mar 31, 1996: Meeker JUNGSTER-1 (N8VM), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.

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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