- Date
- September 21, 1986, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N117RDHomebuilt Bushby Mustang
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860921045469A
- Case key
- 16854
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The homebuilt acft crashed during low alt maneuvers from about 150 ft AGL. A witness who helped build the acft was taking pictures and recording data of the flt at the time of the accident. This witness stated that the plt attempted an aileron roll. The first half of the roll was normal but while the acft was inverted the nose dropped below the horizon. The acft continued to roll while turning about 30 degrees to the right before ground impact. The plt had about 50 hours in this model of acft of which less than 20 hrs was aerobatic experience.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117RD
- Reported as
- Homebuilt Bushby Mustang (BUSHBY MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- M-1-1235
- Airframe hours
- 49
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Durham
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Destination
- CPR · Casper, WY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 448 total · 49 in this make and model · 337 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.