# Accident 19890625017349A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Kirkland, IL, June 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1989, 12:05 local time
- Place: Kirkland, IL
- Airport: Harold Bunger Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0907° N, 88.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0907&lon=-88.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Renninger MUSTANG II (registry code 0562954, https://openairdocs.org/model/renninger-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 71 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625017349A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. CRASHED TRYING FOR SECOND RUNWAY AFTER OVERSHOOT OF FIRST CHOICE.

## 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 CHI89DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEE04), Jun 25, 1989: Renninger Mustang II (N11WR), Kirkland, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION (POSSIBLY FROM VAPOR LOCK), WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF GROUND CLEARANCE DURING A FINAL TURN TO LAND.

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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