# NTSB CHI85FEV01: Larry Schindler Midget MUSTANG-1, N28LS, Paxton, IL, July 30, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1985, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Paxton, IL
- Coordinates: 40.449119, -88.089447 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4491&lon=-88.0894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85FEV01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12895/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEV01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(drugs), pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LARRY SCHINDLER MIDGET MUSTANG-1 (MIDGET MUS)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: LSI
- Airframe hours: 29
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 63; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850730035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730035029A), Jul 30, 1985: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Paxton, IL, Destroyed. Nose pitched up on initial climb. Aircraft impacted ground. No mechanical or control problems found.

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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