# Accident 19900927042549A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Kernville, CA, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7293° N, 118.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7293&lon=-118.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC STCO290
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042549A

## Narrative

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

BECAME TOO SLOW ON FINAL. STALLED,HIT RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. BUILDERS FIRST FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT.

## 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 LAX90DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA13), Sep 27, 1990: Blaise Midget Mustang (N7148B), Kernville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPEREINCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

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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