# NTSB LAX81FVD37: Mdgt Mustng MM-1, N69C, Little River, CA, August 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1981
- Place: Little River, CA · LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Location: 39.2703° N, 123.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-123.7817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2309   81/8/2    LITTLE RIVER,CA     MDGT MUSTNG MM-1    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 2000
        TIME - 1435                    N69C                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOCINO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE RIVER,CA            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69C-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 262, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MDGT MUSTNG MM-1
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 16901T3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mendocino County

## 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 19810802046979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046979A), Aug 2, 1981: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Little River, CA, Destroyed. Pilot performing low and extreme manuevers over airport. Aircraft stalled and crashed.

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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