# Accident 20040513012979A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Wauseon, OH, May 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6092° N, 84.1269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6092&lon=-84.1269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78K-2004-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fraker Carlton MUSTANG II (registry code 1690380, https://openairdocs.org/model/fraker-carlton-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040513012979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER MANUFACTURED REDUCTION GEAR AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPELLER EFFECTIVENESS. PILOT LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, WINGS, COWLING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC04CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA124), May 13, 2004: Fraker Mustang II (N78K), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the drive coupling between the engine and the propeller speed reducer. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the drive coupling.

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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