# Incident 19781001030709I: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Livermore, CA, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978, 08:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White MIDGET MUSTANG-1 (registry code 1690330, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-midget-mustang-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,102 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001030709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF BRIEFLY DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN.BOTH MAIN GEAR STRUCT ATTACH BRACKETS SEPARATED AT WELD.

## Other reports on N27CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881030058849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030058849I), Oct 30, 1988: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N27CW), Half Moon Bay, CA. Engine quit from fuel starvation. Landed on street with no damage. Prior failures from fuel starvation.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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