# NTSB NYC68F0488: Mustang RS-1, N1100R, Endicott, NY, May 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1968
- Place: Endicott, NY · ENDICOTT, NY
- Location: 42.0975° N, 76.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Endicott, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0975&lon=-76.0634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1100R-1968-06-26), registration cancelled 1968-06-26, S/N RS-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG RS-1
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 05601Y2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tri Cities

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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