# Accident 19860608022159A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Ocala, FL, June 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1986, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tredo Randy MUSTANG II (registry code 1690465, https://openairdocs.org/model/tredo-randy-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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 120 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608022159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. COLLAPSED GEAR ON FORCED LANDING.BUTTERFLY VALVE IN CARB HEAT BOX BROKE OFF BLOCKED AIR.

## 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 MIA86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA174), Jun 8, 1986: Randy Tredo Mustang II (N78RT), Ocala, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78RT (2)

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

- [Incident 20160903014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160903014909I), Sep 3, 2016: Tredo Randy MUSTANG II (N78RT), Poteau, OK, Minor damage. Pilot stated that during landing rollout, the aircraft veried off the runway striking a post adjacent to a runway light. Evidence indicates that an AN-3 bolt…
- [Incident 19880507022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507022989I), May 7, 1988: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N78RT), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Engine quit on descent to airport. Unable to restart. Landed in a farm field. Suspect fuel exhausiton.

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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