# N691LB: 2011 Joseph Bender MUSTANG II, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Joseph Bender MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-bender-mustang-ii) (registry code 056306J)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (registry code 41576)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-II-1977
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 2011
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2011
- Last registry action: August 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A92F69
- Owner when cancelled: [Bender Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENDER%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [Gordonville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Gordonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0419° N, 76.0971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17529, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=691LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691LB-2018-01-08

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 Joseph Bender MUSTANG II: https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-bender-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 ERA13FA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA412), Sep 11, 2013: Joseph Bender Mustang II (N691LB), Smoketown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot/owner/builder's failure to abort the takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's total lack of experience in the accident…

## 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 20130911018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911018189A), Sep 11, 2013: Joseph Bender MUSTANG II (N691LB), Smoketown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The experimental homebuilt aircraft had just completed high speed taxi, controllability checks, on that day, in preparation for its first test flight. A…

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