# Accident 19890610015049A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Alderwood Manor, WA, June 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1989, 15:37 local time
- Place: Alderwood Manor, WA
- Airport: Martha Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7993° N, 122.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7993&lon=-122.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8020E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020E-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whittaker Charles R BUSHBY MUSTANG-I (registry code 1690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/whittaker-charles-r-bushby-mustang-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610015049A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT,TURNED LOW BASE LEG FOR LANDING. ENTERED NEAR VERTICAL LEFT BANK NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA89FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA103), Jun 10, 1989: Whittaker Bushby Mustang 1 (N8020E), Alderwood Manor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN FLYING A TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TREE-TOP LEVEL AND A TAILWIND CONDITION DURING THE STEEP TURN TO FINAL.

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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