# NTSB LAX81FVW11: Barton Bsby MM-1, N37817, Shoshone, CA, April 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1981
- Place: Shoshone, CA · SHOSHONE, CA
- Location: 35.9512° N, 116.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shoshone, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9512&lon=-116.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0897  81/4/12    SHOSHONE,CA         BARTON BSBY MM-1    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 970
        TIME - 0807                    N37817              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 - SHOSHONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                SHOSHONE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      20000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           71                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37817](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37817-1984-05-18), registration cancelled 1984-05-18, S/N MM1-251-B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARTON BSBY MM-1
- Registry model: [Barton MIDGET MUSTANG 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/barton-midget-mustang-1) (registry code 1690334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shoshone

## 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 19810412015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015349A), Apr 12, 1981: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Shoshone, CA, Destroyed. Landed short of runway. Struck threshold lights. Began go-around, rolled into steep bank. Wing hit. Cartwheeled.

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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