# Accident 19940416047519A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Byron, CA, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8492° N, 121.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8492&lon=-121.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363RD-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greco BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1690618, https://openairdocs.org/model/greco-bushby-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416047519A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT BREAKUP AFTER AN ABRUPT VERTICAL CLIMB. WINGS HAD SEPARATED. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX94LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA190), Apr 17, 1994: Bushby Mustang II (N363RD), Byron, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an abrupt maneuver by the pilot that initiated an in-flight separation of the tail and wing sections during acrobatic flight.

## Other reports on N363RD (1)

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

- [Accident 19801013067449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013067449A), Oct 13, 1980: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N363RD), Nashville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing substantial damage.

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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