# Accident 20180811015169A: Lukehart Larry L MUSTANG II, Akron, CO, August 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Gebauer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2425° N, 103.0961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2425&lon=-103.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527JT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUKEHART LARRY L MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,280 total, 153 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811015169A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS (MST), N527JT, A MUSTANG II EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON A TAKEOFF ROLL AT GEBAUER (5V6) NEAR AKRON, COLORADO. WEATHER AT TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC).  THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

## 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 GAA18CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA486), Aug 11, 2018: Bushby Mustang II (N527JT), Akron, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning that did not identify the unserviceable runway; his subsequent decision to attempt to takeoff from the rough, grassy runway; and his selection of an abort…

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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