# Accident 19860717072169A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Riudoso, NM, July 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1986, 11:46 local time
- Place: Riudoso, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3497° N, 105.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3497&lon=-105.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976J-1990-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goertz BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II (registry code 1690623, https://openairdocs.org/model/goertz-bushby-mustang-m-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 195 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717072169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. PILOT FOUND TO BE FLYING WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL.

## 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 DEN86LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA201), Jul 17, 1986: Goertz Bushby Musting II (N976J), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N976J (1)

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

- [Incident 19820612036249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612036249I), Jun 12, 1982: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N976J), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Tail wheel spring broke on landing. Airplane veered sharply collapsed left main gear.

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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