- Date
- January 6, 1980
- Place
- Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N288DMidget Mustng
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800106000589A
- Case key
- 131646
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2561 80/1/6 PARKER,AZ MIDGET MUSTNG CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5000 TIME - 1310 N288D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARKER,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- R WING SEPD DRG A LOW-LEVEL HI-SPEED ACROBATIC MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N288D
- Reported as
- Midget Mustng
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Parker Municipal
N288DRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Beverly MIDGET MUSTANG IAirframe modelBeverly MIDGET MUSTANG IEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.