# Accident 20121004023869A: Wood Max L MUSTANG II FB, San Manuel, AZ, October 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6353° N, 110.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6353&lon=-110.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112MW-2017-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood Max L MUSTANG II FB (registry code 056276M, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-max-l-mustang-ii-fb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOOD MAX L MUSTANG II FB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121004023869A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2012, ABOUT 0900 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MODEL MUSTANG II FB, SERIAL NUMBER 963, N112MW, WAS DESTROYED WHEN UPON APPROACH TO THE SAN MANUEL, ARIZONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E77) ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT SINCE CERTIFICATION, IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH POST IMPACT FIRE, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) TENTHS OF A MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 11 OF THE SAN MANUEL, ARIZONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E77). THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS KILLED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED GROUND INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AND RETURNING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE SAN MANUEL, ARIZONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E77).

## 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 WPR13LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA002), Oct 4, 2012: Wood Mustang II FB (N112MW), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to final approach due to his distraction by the low engine oil pressure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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