- Date
- February 2, 1986, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsboro, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32RHBushby Mustang II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860202001809A
- Case key
- 6992
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground in an inverted attitude during a forced landing after a power loss at 400 ft AGL during takeoff. The acft was observed to turn after the power loss and then the wings leveled. Power was heard to resume at about 100 ft AGL. The actual crash was not observed but one party who had flown in this aircraft thought that the torque, assuming that the throttle was left at takeoff setting, rolled the acft inverted. Due to fire and impact damage no positive reason for the power loss was determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32RH
- Reported as
- Bushby Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 96
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B3B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John K. Bowman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984
- Departed
- 3M5 · Huntsville, AL
- Airport
- Madison County Sky Park
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 435 total · 150 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.