# Accident 19880218002719A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Yorkville, IL, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 15:06 local time
- Place: Yorkville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6406° N, 88.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6406&lon=-88.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84HM-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hill Clayton C BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1690667, https://openairdocs.org/model/hill-clayton-c-bushby-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,972 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218002719A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED TO BE COMING OUT OF A LOW ALTITUDE LOOP PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI88DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEE02), Feb 18, 1988: Hill Bushby Mustang II (N84HM), Yorkville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N84HM (1)

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

- [Accident 19870606025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606025249A), Jun 6, 1987: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N84HM), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway and hit a taxiway marker. The pilot attempted a downwind landing.

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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