# Accident 19870820046789A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Aberdeen, SD, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 19:29 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4607° N, 98.4810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4607&lon=-98.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44TA-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thuss BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1692166, https://openairdocs.org/model/thuss-bushby-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820046789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN87DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTK01), Aug 21, 1987: Bushby Mustang II (N44TA), Aberdeen, SD, 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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