# NTSB LAX77DUJ12: Midget Mustan, N4115B, Wickenburg, AZ, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3250   76/11/7   WICKENBURG,AZ       MIDGET MUSTAN       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 379
        TIME - 1500                    N4115B              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICKENBURG,AZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4115B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4115B-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGET MUSTAN
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang MM1](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm1) (registry code 05601VJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wickenburg Muni

## 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 19761107035369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107035369A), Nov 7, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4115B (1)

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 DEN68D0166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0166), Dec 7, 1967: Mgit Mustng MM1 (N4115B), Spanish Fork, UT, 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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