- Date
- July 6, 1970
- Place
- St Simons Isl, GA · ST SIMONS ISL, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1388Mustang II
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2795 70/7/6 ST SIMONS ISL,GA MUSTANG II CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 42, 650 TIME - 1112 N1388 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINNON6 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST SIMONS ISL,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TEST FLT TO CHECK NEW PROP.NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1388
- Reported as
- Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mckinnon6
N1388Registered now · Bushby MUSTANG IIAirframe modelBushby MUSTANG IIEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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