# Accident 20221102023109A: Schmidt Randall M BUSHBY MUSTANG II, Statesboro, GA, November 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2022, 16:50 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4369° N, 81.7965° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4369&lon=-81.7965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30RK-2024-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt Randall M BUSHBY MUSTANG II (registry code 1690641, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-randall-m-bushby-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: SCHMIDT RANDALL M BUSHBY MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 1 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221102023109A

## Narrative

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

NEW OWNER PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND FLEW TOWARDS STATESBORO GA.  AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PILOT TRIED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD BUT CLIPPED A TREE AND LANDED IN A BACK YARD AFTER HITTING A HOUSE AND A CAR.  MINOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND CAR BUT AIRCRAFT HAD MAJOR DAMAGE.  PILOT SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY WITH MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT HAD NO GAS IN LINES AND TANKS AND NO FIRES ON THE SCENE.

## 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 ERA23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA053), Nov 2, 2022: Schmidt Randall M Bushby Mustang II (N30RK), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the likely inaccurate right fuel quantity indicating system.

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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