CHI78DEP39

NTSB accident investigation · Mustang II · East Troy, WI · June 22, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1978
Place
East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N81MMustang II
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780622016119A
Case key
140904

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1844  78/6/22    EAST TROY,WI        MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N81M                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 8014 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR TROY ESTATES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,WI               EAST TROY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N81M
Reported as
Mustang II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Air Troy Estates

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.