- Date
- November 22, 1980
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N26SGMustang II
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801122074389A
- Case key
- 127914
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3316 80/11/22 PENSACOLA,FL MUSTANG II CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N26SG PX- 0 0 1 TEST AGE 64, 3633 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY BCM AIRBORNE DRG HI SPEED TAXI CK.LOOSE B-NUT ON AUX FUEL PUMP LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26SG
- Reported as
- Mustang II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ferguson
N26SGRegistered now · Gano & Stewart MUSTANG IIAirframe modelGano & Stewart MUSTANG IIEngine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.