# Accident 20090807048639A: Hooper Jame BUSHBY MUST, Gladwin, MI, August 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2009, 15:40 local time
- Place: Gladwin, MI
- Airport: Gladwin Zettel Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9706° N, 84.4750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9706&lon=-84.4750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37JD-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hooper James A BUSHBY MUSTANG MMII (registry code 1690649, https://openairdocs.org/model/hooper-james-a-bushby-mustang-mmii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOPER JAME BUSHBY MUST
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA512) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090807048639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED FROM JACK BARSTOW (3BS) AT MIDLAND MICHIGAN AT ABOUT 3:30 PM.  AIRCRAFT FLEW NORTH OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN AND  MADE SOME TURNS AND RETURNED SOUTH BOUND.   AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 66 KNOTS AT ABOUT 2700 FEET MSL AND THEN DROPPED BELOW 2500 FEET MSL RADAR COVERAGE AT ABOUT 3:54 PM.  AIRCRAFT WAS FOUNED ABOUT 3:30 PM THE NEXT DAY HAVING CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROP BURIED BELOW GROUND UP TO FIRE WALL.  AIRCRAFT INPACTED AT A HIGH ANGLE UPSIDE DOWN.  LEADING EDGES OF WINGS SHOW BENDING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND TAIL SHOWED TWIST WHICH IS CONSISTANT WITH A STALL/SPIN.  COULD NOT SEE OR SMELL FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE OR RECOVERY SITE.  FUEL TANKS WERE BROKEN OPEN COMPLETELY AND AIRCRAFT SAT OVERNIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 CEN09LA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA512), Aug 7, 2009: Hooper James A Bushby MUS (N37JD), Gladwin, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control 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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