# Accident 20191227019209A: Mulcahy Roger BUSHBY MUSTANG, Holly Ridge, NC, December 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2019, 14:59 local time
- Place: Holly Ridge, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5013° N, 77.5297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Ridge, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5013&lon=-77.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90M-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mulcahy Roger BUSHBY MUSTANG (registry code 056227H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mulcahy-roger-bushby-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULCAHY ROGER BUSHBY MUSTANG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191227019209A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC HAS JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIC INITIALLY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS STRIP AND RETURNED TO THE STARTUP AREA. AFTER THE INITIAL TAXI THE PIC DECIDED TO DO A HIGH SPEED TAXI, DURING THE HIGH SPEED TAXI, WHEN THE PIC BROUGHT THE TAIL UP THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GO LEFT AND WHEN IT DID THE PIC TRIED TO BRING THE TAIL BACK DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE AND APPEARED TO STALL AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N90M (1)

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

- [Incident 20180305001479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180305001479I), Mar 5, 2018: Mulcahy Roger BUSHBY MUSTANG (N90M), Wallace, NC, Minor damage. On 03/05/2018 at approximately 03:00 EST the above airman attempted a takeoff from rwy 09 at the kacz airport. Prior to rotation the aircraft departed the left…

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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