# NTSB NYC89DHA01: Vehafric Jungster ONE, N17537, Reading, PA, June 29, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1989, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Reading, PA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89DHA01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36242/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DHA01

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - wall/barricade

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2,500 FEET MSL, THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL, EVENTUALLY COMPLETE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY LOCATED IN ROLLING TERRAIN. AN FAA INSPECTOR DESCRIBED THE HIGHWAY AS CURVING 'GENTLY, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY' TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS LANDING ROLL, AND IMPACTED THE GUARDRAIL LOCATED ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY; IT SKIDDED ALONG THE GUARDRAIL FOR ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE IT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION/DIFFICULTY. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17537](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17537-2013-11-06), registration cancelled 2013-11-06, S/N 681099, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VEHAFRIC JUNGSTER ONE (JUNGSTER O)
- Registry model: [Veharic JUNGSTER-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/veharic-jungster-i) (registry code 1590506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 681099
- Airframe hours: 44
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard M. Kaufman
- Registered owner: Richard Mark/Martha A. Kaufman
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 26, 1989, 1 hours before
- Departed: PA88, GERMANSVILLE, PA
- Destination: 37PA, SMOKETOWN, PA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 1,609 total, 1 in this make and model, 1,509 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RDG, 8 nm away

## 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 19890629018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629018339A), Jun 29, 1989: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Reading, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Landed on a highway. Hit a guard rail and flipped over. No engine defects. Cause power loss unknown.

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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