# NTSB SEA79FYK31: M.B.B. BO-209, N209AD, Grants Pass, OR, September 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1979
- Place: Grants Pass, OR · GRANTS PASS, OR
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYK31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2469  79/9/12    GRANTS PASS,OR      M.B.B. BO-209       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 11162
        TIME - 1220                    N209AD              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSEPHINE CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTS PASS,OR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BENDIX FUEL INJECTOR (PN 2524147-5).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N209AD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209AD-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 140, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M.B.B. BO-209
- Registry model: [Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 209 MONSUN](https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-209-monsun) (registry code 5626007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Josephine Co.

## 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 19790912026259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912026259A), Sep 12, 1979: Bolkms BO209150FF, Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on local demonstration flight. Hit tree on emergency landing. Defective fuel injector.

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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