# Accident 19960504009249A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Lancaster, WI, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 15:35 local time
- Place: Lancaster, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9501° N, 90.9710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9501&lon=-90.9710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16JD-1996-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deweese BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II (registry code 1690612, https://openairdocs.org/model/deweese-bushby-mustang-m-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504009249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY PERSONS AT AIRPORT TO BE ON BASE LEG (LEFT) TO RWY 18. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100' ABOVE GROUND AND MOVING FAST. AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND MADE A STEEP TURN TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT THE SPUN INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI96LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA149), May 4, 1996: Deweese Bushby Mustang M-II (N16JD), Lancaster, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collison with the terrain. The pilot's use of abrupt…

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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