- Date
- January 22, 1982, 14:59 local (22:59 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N13JLSons Mustang II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820122001609A
- Case key
- 71349
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to demonstrate the aircraft to a prospective buyer. About 20 to 30 minutes after takeoff, witnesses observed the aircraft in a circling descent. At 500 to 700 ft AGL, the descent angle suddenly increased to nearly vertical and the plane crashed. One witness noted a conspicuous absence of engine noise. An investigation revealed that the shaft on the fuel selector valve was broken between the selector handle and the internal mechanism of the value. There was evidence that the shaft had been partially broken for some time prior to the accident. Traces of fuel were evident at the left and right inlet ports to the valve. However, no fuel was evident in the fuel system, forward from the fuel selector. A teardown disclosed that the fuel selector valve was in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13JL
- Reported as
- Sons Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RG-56-1067
- Engine
- Continental IO-360D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- K. Segrest
- Registered owner
- K. Segrest
- Departed
- William Fox, CA
- Destination
- William Fox, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 488 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 111 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.