- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8710MGT Mustang MM1
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166399
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1424 72/4/9 LOCKPORT,ILL MGT MUSTANG MM1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 400 TIME - 1330 N8710 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS-LOCKPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCKPORT,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- PROP SPINNER BULKHEAD ATCHMENT SCREW FAILED. APRXLY 4HRS FLT TIME SINCE SPINNER INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8710
- Reported as
- MGT Mustang MM1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis-Lockport
N8710Registered now · Midget Mustang MM1Airframe modelMidget Mustang MM1Engine modelContinental C90 series
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