Popelka BD-5 N99555

Summary

On 27 October 1983 at about 23:22 local time, a Popelka BD-5 registered N99555 was involved in an accident near Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 October 1983 at 23:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.7595, -88.4492

Aircraft

Popelka BD-5

Registration

N99555

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandwich → Sugar Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI84FEE01

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT HAD RECEIVED AN INSPECTION ON 9/8/83, BEFORE IT WAS DISASSEMBLED & TRANSPORTED FROM CALIFORNIA TO ILLINOIS. ON 10/27/83, THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A FLT FROM SANDWICH TO AURORA, IL. WHILE ON A FINAL APCH TO LAND AT AURORA, AFTER A THROTTLE REDUCTION, THE ENG CEASED OPERATING. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, SO THE PLT LANDED ON A ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE ROAD DUE TO A BEND IN THE ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CROSSED A CURB & STRUCK A MAIL BOX. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES CONCERNING THE CARBURETOR. THESE INCLUDED A WRONG SIZE OF THE INLET FITTING, PRIMARY VENTURI OUT OF POSITION, MAIN FUEL DISCHARGE NOZZLE BENT, MAIN JET OVERSIZED, & A LEAKY GASKET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.