# NTSB FTW78DPG06: Mustang II, N18811, Wheatley, AR, November 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: Wheatley, AR · WHEATLEY, AR
- Location: 34.9212° N, 91.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9212&lon=-91.1063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3077  77/11/13   WHEATLEY,AR         MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N18811              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 36, 658 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOKVILLE,TN                BRINKLEY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18811](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18811-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 306, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Gambardella BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/gambardella-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771113033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113033859A), Nov 13, 1977: Amtr 1690604, Wheatley, AR, 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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