# Incident 19850924053129I: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, New Orleans, LA, September 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1985, 10:43 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccormick BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1690601, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccormick-bushby-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924053129I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING TWO THIRDS OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED. LANDED BETWEEN HOUSES.

## Other reports on N123WP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890814033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814033279A), Aug 14, 1989: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N123WP), Spicewood, TX. Struck a lady on horseback. Had been hired to fly parallel to photograph rider, and aircraft hit rider.

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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