# N217AT: Mathis Melvin R BUSHBY MUSTANG II, registration cancelled 2018-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mathis Melvin R BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/mathis-melvin-r-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 056108O)
- Serial number: 168
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: July 7, 2016
- Mode S code: A1D395
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5757° N, 116.9625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92154, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217AT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217AT-2018-02-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mathis Melvin R BUSHBY MUSTANG II: https://openairdocs.org/model/mathis-melvin-r-bushby-mustang-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR10CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA204), Apr 8, 2010: Mathis Melvin R Bushby Mustang II (N217AT), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inability to overcome the improper control inputs of the private pilot, who was handling the flight controls, which resulted in their loss of directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100408033179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100408033179A), Apr 8, 2010: Mathis Melv BUSHBY MUST (N217AT), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. N217AT, bushby mustang ii home built, ground looped on landing at Apple Valley airport runway 18. The aircraft touched down in a three point attitude with Mr.…

## Other aircraft with N217AT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AT): Allen Thoe VANS RV-14A, S/N 140798, built 2023

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