# Accident 19861101082309A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, New Smyrna Beac, FL, November 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3059 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861101082309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A SPLIT S MANEUVER. THE PILOT FLEW AEROBATICS BELOW A SAFE OR LEGAL ALTITUDE.

## 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 MIA87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA020), Nov 1, 1986: Bushby MM-1 (N3059), New Smyrna Bch, FL, 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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