# NTSB FTW82FPM16: Mustang II, N48342, Tahlequah, OK, September 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1982, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPM16
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72780/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM16

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE AMATEUR BUILT MUSTANG II CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A ROLL DURING THE ANNUAL TULSA FLY-IN AT TAHLEQUAH AIRPORT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A HI-SPEED FLY-BY OVER RUNWAY 35 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL, AND START A GRADUAL CLIMB & ROLL TO THE RIGHT TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BECAME INVERTED & NOSED DOWNWARD UNTIL THE ACFT WAS IN A VERTICAL DIVE WITH WINGS PARALLEL TO THE RWY AT IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48342-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 210, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Donnigan BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/donnigan-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690617) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 210
- Airframe hours: 786
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Wm. Schooling
- Registered owner: Wm. Schooling
- Departed: TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Destination: TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Airport: Tahlequah, runway 35, 3,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,151 total, 20 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 169 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820925048869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820925048869A), Sep 25, 1982: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Tahlequah, OK, Destroyed. Pilot attempted barrel roll at low altitude and aircraft stalled and crashed.

## Other investigations on N48342 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC82DCG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG10), Nov 29, 1981: Mustang II (N48342), Kearney, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA062), Aug 1, 1977: Bushbey Mustng (N48342), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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