# Accident 20020705015799A: Amtr BUSHBYMII, Pahrump, NV, July 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Airport: Caluada Meadows Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0500° N, 116.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0500&lon=-116.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30430, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lazaro Ralph B BUSHBY MUSTANG M-11 (registry code 05624NA, https://openairdocs.org/model/lazaro-ralph-b-bushby-mustang-m-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUSHBYMII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020705015799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS AT 9500 MSL, AIR SPEED WAS 185 TO 190 IN A DESCENT TO LAND AT PAHRUMP AIRPORT (NV74) WHEN 21 INCHES OF ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER BROKE OFF. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT DOWN ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND LANDED IN A DRY LAKE BED 32 MILES SOUTH (NV74) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 LAX02LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA220), Jul 5, 2002: Bushby Mustang M-11 (N30430), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure and separation of a propeller blade for undetermined reasons.

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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