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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbb Mustangmidgt · Yukon, OK · April 30, 1985

Date: April 30, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place: Yukon, OK
Airport: Page
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N66H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85FA204
Reported as: Amtrbb Mustangmidgt
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 99 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N66HRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Holder MIDGET MUSTANG IS/N 380 · Built 1972 Airframe modelHolder MIDGET MUSTANG I Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Aircraft observed on downwind in steep nose down, fishtailing attitude. Impacted ground. Newly acquired aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ON DOWNWIND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN, FISHTAILING ATTITUDE. IMPACTED GROUND. NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW85FA204Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYukon, OKThe relatively low time pilot (99 total hours) had no recorded experience in high performance aircraft. He had just purchased the midget mustang and had practiced both low and high speed taxi runs on two occasions in the aircraft. He was observed to make one…Apr 30, 1985 · Destroyed