# Accident 19900401007389A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Westfield, MA, April 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1990, 13:22 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1579° N, 72.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1579&lon=-72.7159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WH-1991-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hudson Walter MUSTANG II (registry code 1690435, https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-walter-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401007389A

## Narrative

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

HARD RIGHT TURN AND VERTICAL BANK ON LIFTOFF. LEVELED AND ABORTED BUT HIT TREES. JET AIRLINER HAD JUST DEPARTED.

## 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 NYC90DNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNE02), Apr 1, 1990: Walter Hudson Mustang 2 (N29WH), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A PRECEDING AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF CLOSE BEHIND THE PRECEEDING AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N29WH (1)

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

- [Accident 19880523022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523022429A), May 23, 1988: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N29WH), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Homebuilt weather vaned into a crosswind on landing roll struck runway lights a ditch and flipped inverted.

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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