# NTSB LAX80FUJ22: Midget Mustng, N288D, Parker, AZ, January 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1980
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288D-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 645, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGET MUSTNG
- Registry model: [Beverly MIDGET MUSTANG I](https://openairdocs.org/model/beverly-midget-mustang-i) (registry code 16901CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parker Municipal

## 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 19800106000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106000589A), Jan 6, 1980: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Wing failed at attach section during low level snap roll over airport. Attach bolts weakened by hard landings.

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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