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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbb MUSTANG2 · Aberdeen, SD · August 20, 1987

Date
August 20, 1987 · 19:29 local
Place
Aberdeen, SD
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87DTK01
Reported as
Amtrbb MUSTANG2
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,150 total150 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing acrobatic maneuvers the canopy separated from aircraft. Caused an inverted loop. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS THE CANOPY SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. CAUSED AN INVERTED LOOP. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.