# Accident 19960728020059A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Crested Butte, MT, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996
- Place: Crested Butte, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.8705° N, 106.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8705&lon=-106.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16WY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16WY-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slaybaugh Ivan L MUSTANG II (registry code 1690391, https://openairdocs.org/model/slaybaugh-ivan-l-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020059A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW96FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA324), Jul 28, 1996: Slaybaugh Mustang II (N16WY), Crested Butte, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the inadequatete altitude in which to effect a safe recovery.

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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