- Date
- November 9, 1985, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Raymond, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N121LRLonnie W. Ratliff Midget Mustang MM-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851109066269A
- Case key
- 7002
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was forn locally after the plt had 'worked on' the carburetor some time later the acft was seen maneuvering in a 'nose-up-nose dwn' attitude near the accident site until it went into a spin. The acft disappeared behind trees before witnesses heard the sound or impact. The plt had only recorded 1.5 hrs. In this home built acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121LR
- Reported as
- Lonnie W. Ratliff Midget Mustang MM-1 (MIDGET MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- M1-1210
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Continental C85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lonnie W. Ratliff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 24, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- M16 · Raymond, MS
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 344 total · 270 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.