# Accident 20130908018219A: Sweet Wayne A BUSHBY MUSTANG II, Woodstock, IL, September 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Woodstock, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3567° N, 88.5061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3567&lon=-88.5061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54WS-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sweet Wayne A BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1690483, https://openairdocs.org/model/sweet-wayne-a-bushby-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEET WAYNE A BUSHBY MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 957 total, 36 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA536) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130908018219A

## Narrative

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

N54WS WAS ENROUTE FROM COUNCIL BLUFF AIRPORT (KCBF), IOWA TO GRAYSLAKE / CAMPBELL, IL (KC81) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2200 FEET MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE MAIN TANK TO THE AUX TANK, TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, PROP AND MIXTURE FULL FORWARD, HOWEVER HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE FULL POWER.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE LANDED UNDER PARTIAL POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD NEAR 9414 SOUTH ROUTE 14, WOODSTOCK, IL. UPON IMPACT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND REMAINED UPRIGHT.

BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROPELLER WAS NOT UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.   AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED LITTLE TO NO FUEL IN THE MAIN TANK (LEFT/RIGHT WINGS). THE MAIN TANK FUEL GUAGES ALSO INDICATED EMPTY.  THE AUX (FUSELAGE) TANK WAS FULL, AND THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED AS SUCH. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN UP REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN13LA536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA536), Sep 8, 2013: Sweet Wayne A Bushby Mustang II (N54WS), Woodstock, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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