# Accident 20181102021379A: Campbell John MUSTANG II, Broomfield, CO, November 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2018, 11:52 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9975° N, 105.0458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9975&lon=-105.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287BM-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell John MUSTANG II (registry code 05615DE, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-john-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMPBELL JOHN MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 874 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102021379A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1152 MDT, N287BM, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MUSTANG II IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EIK) ERIE, COLORADO FATALLY INJURING TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN19FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA022), Nov 2, 2018: Mustang II (N287BM), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control following an encounter with mountain wave turbulence.

## Other reports on N287BM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111002021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111002021659A), Oct 2, 2011: Campbell John MUSTANG II (N287BM), Brush, CO, Substantial damage. On October 2, 2011, at 14:17 gmt, N287BM, an experimental aircraft, a mustang two, was substantially damaged when the aircraft departed the the runway after…

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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