NYC68F0488

NTSB accident investigation · Mustang RS-1 · Endicott, NY · May 7, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 7, 1968
Place
Endicott, NY · ENDICOTT, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1100RMustang RS-1
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110922

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1784   68/5/7    ENDICOTT,NY         MUSTANG RS-1        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 350
        TIME - 1835                    N1100R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI CITIES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED FROM NOSE HIGH TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1100R
Reported as
Mustang RS-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tri Cities

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.