# NTSB CHI77FEX49: Midget Mustng, N6141U, Clinton, IN, September 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Clinton, IN · CLINTON, IN
- Location: 39.6610° N, 87.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6610&lon=-87.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228   77/9/3    CLINTON,IN          MIDGET MUSTNG       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 428
        TIME - 1420                    N6141U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6141U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6141U-1978-01-13), registration cancelled 1978-01-13, S/N 102, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGET MUSTNG
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang JC](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-jc) (registry code 05601X5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clinton

## 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 19770903031779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903031779A), Sep 3, 1977: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Clinton, IN, Substantial damage

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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