Kurzenburger Stuka JU-87 accident near Urbana, MD
On May 26, 2000, a Kurzenburger Stuka JU-87 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Urbana, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 26, 2000
- Place
- Urbana, MD
- Aircraft
- Kurzenburger Stuka JU-87 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.349°N, 77.380°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21017
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 26, 2000, at 1800 Eastern Daylight Time, a home-built JU-87 Stuka replica, N87DK, was destroyed during collision with trees and terrain in Urbana, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight that originated at the Faux-Burhans Airport (3MD0), Ijamsville, Maryland, approximately 1755. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In an interview, the pilot's son said he had purchased the airplane approximately 2 weeks prior to the accident. He said the airplane was delivered to 3MD0 from Elmira, New York, by way of Frederick, Maryland. The pilot's son said he had not yet flown the airplane because he had very little experience in tail-wheeled airplanes, and the JU-87 was a single-pilot airplane. He said his father was experienced with "taildraggers", and that this was a familiarization flight. The pilot's son said that this was his father's first flight in the airplane. He said he did not watch the takeoff, but could hear the airplane during departure. He said: "I could hear it. Once you lift off, you are supposed to reduce power to climbing power, 3,400 rpm to 2,800 rpm. I heard that power change. That was in line with the checklist. Once he went and reduced the power, the sound was reflected away. Then it was silence, followed by crackling branches and a 'ka-boom'." The pilot's wife, a certificated pilot, reported that her husband was not supposed to fly the airplane on the day of the accident. She said: "He was supposed to go out
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain aircraft control after takeoff.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
