# Accident 19810802046979A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Little River, CA, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Little River, CA
- Airport: Mendocino Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 123.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-123.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69C-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Midget Mustang MM-1 (registry code 16901T3, https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMING LOW AND EXTREME MANUEVERS OVER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX81FVD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD37), Aug 2, 1981: Mdgt Mustng MM-1 (N69C), Little River, CA, 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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