Plane Crash List

Jagger TIERRA II N5541C

19 April 1987 · Columbia City, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 April 1987 at about 22:07 local time, a Jagger TIERRA II registered N5541C, operated by Kendall L. Jagger, was involved in an accident near Columbia City, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:07
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbia City, Indiana, United States
Coordinates
41.1507, -85.4806
Aircraft
Jagger TIERRA II
Registration
N5541C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kendall L. Jagger
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Columbia City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
CHI87DET03

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

Probable cause

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PLOWED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE ALMOST TOTALLY BLOCKED THE FUEL FILTER CLOSEST TO THE FUEL TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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