# N61D: 1967 Midget MUSTANG, registration cancelled 2014-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Midget MUSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang) (registry code 05601US)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 128
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1989
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A7ECB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Carruth James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARRUTH%20JAMES%20B)
- Location: [Bountiful, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Bountiful)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8732° N, 111.8351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84010, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61D-2014-10-29

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 Midget MUSTANG: https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang.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 LAX96LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA240), Jun 21, 1996: Experimental Mini Mustang (N61D), Page, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty/crosswind condition.

## 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 19960621014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621014819A), Jun 21, 1996: Amtrnb MUSTANGX (N61D), Page, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on high crosswind takeoff. Turned downwind low altitude in error. Crosswind component exceeded.

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