# Accident 20050417004939A: MM1, Mullins, SC, April 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2005, 15:05 local time
- Place: Mullins, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1831° N, 79.3356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1831&lon=-79.3356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416A-2008-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Midget Mustang MM1 (registry code 056018Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MM1
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 110 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417004939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS PUTTING ON AN AIR SHOW FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SPECTATORS. AFTER COMPLETING A HAMMER HEAD STALL THE PILOT PULLED OUT AND WENT OUT TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPECTATORS AND MADE ABOUT A 3G TURN AND APPEARED TO BE SETTING UP FOR THE NEXT MANEUVER AND SANK INTO THE TREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE CROWD LINE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT PINE TREES APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET OFF THE GROUND CAME OUT OF THE TREE LINE ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND 185 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT OF THE TREES THEN SKIDDED 120' TO IT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE. THE PILOT WAS FOUND AT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE EXCEPT FOR THE EMPENNAGE.

## 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 ATL05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA073), Apr 17, 2005: Anderson Mini Mustang (N416A), Mullins, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering.

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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