# NTSB CHI78DEP39: Mustang II, N81M, East Troy, WI, June 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1978
- Place: East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
- Location: 42.7852° N, 88.3956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Troy, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7852&lon=-88.3956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81M-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Malick MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/malick-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air Troy Estates

## 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 19780622016119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622016119A), Jun 22, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, East Troy, WI, 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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