# Accident 19820821039949A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Ventura, CA, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2802° N, 119.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2802&lon=-119.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 43 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821039949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED INTO ROCKS AT EDGE OF A BEACH PARKING LOT ON FORCED LANDING. NO CAUSE GIVEN.

## 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 LAX82DA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA316), Aug 21, 1982: Midget Mustang (N50RT), Ventura, CA, destroyed

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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