# NTSB LAX79DUG24: Mustang TWO, N22880, Yucca Valley, CA, March 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1979
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA · YUCCA VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.1142° N, 116.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucca Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1142&lon=-116.4322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0474  79/3/25    YUCCA VALLEY,CA     MUSTANG TWO         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 983
        TIME - 1700                    N22880              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUCCA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUCCA VALLEY,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22880](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22880-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N MII-428, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG TWO
- Registry model: [Brust-Joy MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/brust-joy-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yucca Valley

## 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 19790325005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005209A), Mar 25, 1979: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Yucca Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff, swerved into a parked car.

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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