# Accident 19930408008149A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Las Cruces, NM, April 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8391° N, 106.6804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8391&lon=-106.6804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20JV-1996-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vaughan Gerald R MIDGET MUSTANG (registry code 1690362, https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughan-gerald-r-midget-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930408008149A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN QUARTERING CROSSWIND. PILOT REPORTED HE RAN OUT OF RUDDER.

## 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 FTW93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA119), Apr 8, 1993: Vaughan Mustang II (N20JV), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFTS TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE EXCEEDED AND PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE WIND

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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