# NTSB CHI79FEP73: Mustang II, N22RG, Racine, WI, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: Racine, WI · RACINE, WI
- Location: 42.7256° N, 87.8142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Racine, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7256&lon=-87.8142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2257  79/8/26    RACINE,WI           MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 0915                    N22RG               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1486 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RACINE HORLICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                RACINE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22RG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22RG-1980-01-22), registration cancelled 1980-01-22, S/N MII-525 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Grimm BUSBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/grimm-busby-mustang-ii) (registry code 0562786) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Racine Horlick

## 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 19790826025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826025779A), Aug 26, 1979: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Racine, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on landing roll. Ran off side of runway into trees.

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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