- Date
- May 24, 1986, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8276Langeford Midget Mustang MM-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860524023269A
- Case key
- 7112
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Analysis
The plt had flown the acft for about 20 minutes in the local area after which he returned to the airfield and made an apch. He initiated a go-around and reached about 400 ft AGL when the eng quit. He made a forced landing in a field and the acft nosed over. Exam revealed that fuel exhaustion had occurred and the fuel guage was stuck at one-half full. The plt stated that he did not visually check the fuel supply prior to the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8276
- Reported as
- Langeford Midget Mustang MM-1 (MIDGET MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 708
- Airframe hours
- 217
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Langeford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- Fayetteville, GA
- Airport
- PVT · Willow Pond
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,051 total · 217 in this make and model · 1,032 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 20 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.