# Accident 19800106000589A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Parker, AZ, January 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1980, 13:10 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288D-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beverly MIDGET MUSTANG I (registry code 16901CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/beverly-midget-mustang-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106000589A

## Narrative

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

WING FAILED AT ATTACH SECTION DURING LOW LEVEL SNAP ROLL OVER AIRPORT. ATTACH BOLTS WEAKENED BY HARD LANDINGS.

## 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 LAX80FUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ22), Jan 6, 1980: Midget Mustng (N288D), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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