# Accident 19851008049669A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Evansville, IN, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 18:17 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9300° N, 87.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9300&lon=-87.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008049669A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED AS PILOT WAS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER PARENTS HOUSE. WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD ENGINE SPUTTER.

## 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 CHI86FEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX02), Oct 8, 1985: Hodson Midget Mustang (N7C), Evansville, IN, 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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