# NTSB ATL81DLA01: Mustang II, N363RD, Nashville, GA, October 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1980
- Place: Nashville, GA · NASHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.2057° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2057&lon=-83.2464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2911  80/10/13   NASHVILLE,GA        MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 470
        TIME - 1600                    N363RD              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRIEN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VALDO STA,GA                RETURN                       NASHVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N363RD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363RD-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N M-II-363, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Greco BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/greco-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berrien County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801013067449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013067449A), Oct 13, 1980: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Nashville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N363RD (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 LAX94LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA190), Apr 17, 1994: Bushby Mustang II (N363RD), Byron, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an abrupt maneuver by the pilot that initiated an in-flight separation of the tail and wing sections during acrobatic flight.

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.

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