- Date
- July 30, 1985, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Paxton, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28LSLarry Schindler Midget MUSTANG-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850730035029A
- Case key
- 12895
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Analysis
The acft pitched up at about 100 ft AGL after takeoff. After a rt & left turn the acft pitched down and struck the ground left wing down at about a 30 degree angle. No evidence was found to indicate a failure or malfunction of the acft or components. Prescription drugs were found to have been prescribed for the plt which should have suspended air flying during the period of taking the medication.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28LS
- Reported as
- Larry Schindler Midget MUSTANG-1 (MIDGET MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- LSI
- Airframe hours
- 29
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Schindler
- Registered owner
- Shelly Lewis Abramson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984 · 29 hours before
- Destination
- LOU · Louisville, KY
- Airport
- ICI · Paxton Municipal, runway 18, 3,400 × 50 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,688 total · 11,688 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMI, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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