- Date
- May 4, 1980
- Place
- Colwich, KS · COLWICH, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80424Bucker Jung BU131
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800504011279A
- Case key
- 130835
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1205 80/5/4 COLWICH,KS BUCKER JUNG BU131 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 170 TIME - 1750 N80424 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY CENTER,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ENGINE TEARAWAY IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PROP,EN4 ST-21,BLADE FAILED.CORROSION DISCOLORATION PRESENT AT FRACTURE LOCATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80424
- Reported as
- Bucker Jung BU131
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N80424Registered now · Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131Airframe modelBucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.