# Accident 20090624011139A: Amtr MUSTANGII, West Union, OH, June 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: West Union, OH
- Airport: Alexander Salamon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8514° N, 83.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8514&lon=-83.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152AS-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schendl Anthony L MUSTANG II (registry code 05627O5, https://openairdocs.org/model/schendl-anthony-l-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (registry code 42033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANGII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624011139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL (EDT), MR. ANTHONY SCHENDL WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE CRASHED HIS MUSTANG II.  JUNE 25, 2009 THE CRASH SITE WAS INVESTIGATED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  WITNESS STATED THAT MR. SCHENDL HAD BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT MOST OF THE DAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE EAST AND HAD SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THEN HE TRIED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND.  WHILE IN THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 CEN09LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA385), Jun 25, 2009: Schendl Mustang II (N152AS), West Union, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

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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