# NTSB MIA71DKC01: Mustang II, N1388, St Simons Isl, GA, July 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1970
- Place: St Simons Isl, GA · ST SIMONS ISL, GA
- Location: 31.1505° N, 81.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Simons Island, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1505&lon=-81.3695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1388), registered now, S/N 225, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Bushby MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 16901U0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mckinnon6

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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