# NTSB MKC82DCG10: Mustang II, N48342, Kearney, MO, November 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1981
- Place: Kearney, MO · KEARNEY, MO
- Location: 39.3551° N, 94.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3551&lon=-94.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DCG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228  81/11/29   KEARNEY,MO          MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1147
        TIME - 1315                    N48342              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROYAL WOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UN TO STEER ACFT AFTER TAIL WHL FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48342-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 210, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Registry model: [Donnigan BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/donnigan-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 1690617) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Royal Wood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811129078019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129078019A), Nov 29, 1981: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Kearney, MO, Substantial damage. Leveled off high, bounced, broke tail wheel. Aircraft swerved, wing struck a fence.

## Other investigations on N48342 (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82FPM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM16), Sep 25, 1982: Mustang II (N48342), Tahlequah, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI77FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA062), Aug 1, 1977: Bushbey Mustng (N48342), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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