# Mustang II

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05601VL, 16901V3
- Manufacturer (registry): MUSTANG
- Model: II
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/mustang-ii

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA24LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA027), Oct 28, 2023: Mustang II (N71CB), Asheville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB NYC70F0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0087), Jul 24, 1969: Mustang II (N315JP), Exeter, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20231028022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231028022129A), Oct 28, 2023: Mustang II (N71CB), Ashville, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft had turned onto final for the runway when pilot realized that he was too high and fast. Pilot attempted to correct and when the aircraft touched down,…
- [Incident 20060831018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831018099I), Aug 31, 2006: Musatn II (N71CB), Crete, NE. (-23) On August 31, 2006, the pilot [privacy data omitted] landed short of runway 17 at the Crete Municipal Airport, Crete, Nebraska. The aircraft touched down…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Aerocar II](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerocar-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0100103
- [Skyhopper II](https://openairdocs.org/model/skyhopper-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560102
- [Sport Air II](https://openairdocs.org/model/sport-air-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560116
- [Berwick Special II](https://openairdocs.org/model/berwick-special-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601CV
- [Cassutt Racer II](https://openairdocs.org/model/cassutt-racer-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601EL
- [Cassutt II](https://openairdocs.org/model/cassutt-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601FE
- [Bedell Brian A II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bedell-brian-a-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616S2
- [Robert Omlid II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-omlid-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632DJ
- [Skyranger II](https://openairdocs.org/model/skyranger-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901EQ
- [Challenger/Elwood II](https://openairdocs.org/model/challenger-elwood-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901S9
- [Kitfox II](https://openairdocs.org/model/kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902AX
- [T Bird Golden Circle Air II](https://openairdocs.org/model/t-bird-golden-circle-air-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 059039W

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