# NTSB NYC72FLJ13: Buecker 133, N15696, Greenville, NC, October 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1971
- Place: Greenville, NC · GREENVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6127° N, 77.3664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6127&lon=-77.3664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1969  71/10/17   GREENVILLE,NC       BUECKER 133         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1414                    N15696              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 57, 12145 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1458 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITT-GREENVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT MAKE R INVERTED TURN AFTER LOW PASS.THEN SNAP UPRIGHT IN L TURN.HIT TREE.NO FUEL ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15696](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15696-1971-11-30), registration cancelled 1971-11-30, S/N 42, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUECKER 133
- Registry model: [Buecker-Jungmeister 133](https://openairdocs.org/model/buecker-jungmeister-133) (registry code 1590333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pitt-Greenville

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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