# Accident 19891104044379A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Cordele, GA, November 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1989, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9610° N, 83.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9610&lon=-83.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9WT-1993-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pond MIDGET MUSTANG I (registry code 1690337, https://openairdocs.org/model/pond-midget-mustang-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044379A

## Narrative

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

NO CHECK OUT IN TYPE AND LOW PILOT TIME BOUNCED FIRST LANDING STALLED NOSE HIGH AND ROLLED INVERTED ON GO AROUND.

## 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 ATL90DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG01), Nov 4, 1989: Pond Midget Mustang (N9WT), Cordele, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF CONTROL. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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