# Accident 19900605020069A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Hamilton, MT, June 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1600° N, 114.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1600&lon=-114.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 417 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605020069A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED A WING WHILE LANDING IN SEVERE CROSSWIND. LOW WING HIT RUNWAY. TAXIED IN AND FOUND BENT WING SPAR.

## 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 DEN90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA132), Jun 5, 1990: Lund Mustang II (N81BL), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT.

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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