# Accident 19790325005209A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Yucca Valley, CA, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1298° N, 116.4069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUCCA VALLEY (L22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1298&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22880, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22880-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brust-Joy MUSTANG II (registry code 1690437, https://openairdocs.org/model/brust-joy-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, SWERVED INTO A PARKED CAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX79DUG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG24), Mar 25, 1979: Mustang TWO (N22880), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage

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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