# Accident 20091129052979A: Cox BUSBY MUSTA, Plant City, FL, November 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2009, 11:35 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9397° N, 82.0603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9397&lon=-82.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PC-2016-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox BUSBY MUSTANG (registry code 0562320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-busby-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COX BUSBY MUSTA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 260 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129052979A

## Narrative

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

N72PC, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BUSBY MUSTANG II WAS ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT IN THE PLANT CITY, FLORIDA AREA. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW AND THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. FOLLOWING THE TURN THE ENGINE QUIT OVER A LARGE SECTION OF OAK TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REPORTED TO HAVE MADE A SHARP DIVE INTO THE TREES FROM APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT DOVE BETWEEN 2 LARGE OAK LIMBS AND BOTH WINGS WERE TAKEN OFF AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE, ROLLING OVER AND ENDING UP INVERTED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES

## 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 ERA10LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA086), Nov 29, 2009: Cox Busby Mustang (N72PC), Plant City, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a loss of engine power 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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