- Date
- November 1, 1986, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3059Bushby MM-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861101082309A
- Case key
- 31732
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Analysis
Witnesses, including the victim's son riding as a pax in another acft flying at 800 ft, observed the midget mustang coming up from the right, behind and below them. While still below their alt, the mustang was observed to roll to the right, away from them, roll inverted and attempt a 'split-s' maneuver. The 'split-s' was not completed before the acft struck the top of a tree about 50 ft high and crashed to the ground. The plt witness, a friend of the deceased plt, stated that on past occassions he had observed the plt pull up in the vicinity of his acft and perform a roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3059
- Reported as
- Bushby MM-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 389
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph G. Schulte
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- X50 · New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Destination
- 44J · Daytona Beach, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 30,000 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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