# Accident 19900803030169A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Bristow, OK, August 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Bristow, OK
- Airport: Jones Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8302° N, 96.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8302&lon=-96.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40PW-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White MIDGET MUSTANG (registry code 1690306, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-midget-mustang) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803030169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED ON AIRPORT BUT HIT A DITCH. LOOSE FUEL VENT LINE CAUSED VACUUM IN FUEL TANK.

## 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 FTW90DPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ10), Aug 3, 1990: Homebuilt Midget Mustang M1 (N40PW), Bristow, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS, A COMPROMISED FUEL VENT SYSTEM, AND IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE PLUMBING IN THE FUEL VENT SYSTEM.

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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