# N8020E: 1979 Whittaker Charles R BUSHBY MUSTANG-I, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whittaker Charles R BUSHBY MUSTANG-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittaker-charles-r-bushby-mustang-i) (registry code 1690506)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 244
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1985
- Certificate issued: October 13, 1988
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AAEBA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Dean David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAN%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Summerland Key, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Summerland%20Key)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 24.6653° N, 81.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8020E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020E-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Whittaker Charles R BUSHBY MUSTANG-I: https://openairdocs.org/model/whittaker-charles-r-bushby-mustang-i.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 SEA89FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA103), Jun 10, 1989: Whittaker Bushby Mustang 1 (N8020E), Alderwood Manor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN FLYING A TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TREE-TOP LEVEL AND A TAILWIND CONDITION DURING THE STEEP TURN TO FINAL.

## 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 19890610015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610015049A), Jun 10, 1989: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N8020E), Alderwood Manor, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Made low pass over airport,turned low base leg for landing. Entered near vertical left bank nose low attitude.

## Other aircraft with N8020E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020E): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 2158, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1971-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020E-1971-06-06): Douglas B-26B, S/N 44-34535. Owner: [Aero Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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