# NTSB NYC69F0226: Midgt Mstng MM1, N731GF, Newfoundland, NJ, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1968
- Place: Newfoundland, NJ · NEWFOUNDLAND, NJ
- Location: 41.0546° N, 74.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newfoundland, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0546&lon=-74.4301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0226
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0226

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3651  68/9/28    NEWFOUNDLAND,NJ     MIDGT MSTNG MM1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N731GF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 14197 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            197 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- 16 3/4 IN MISSING NO 1 BLADE MCCAULEY PROP SN15074.HIT AUTO ON HIWAY CAME TO REST INVERTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731GF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731GF-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGT MSTNG MM1
- Registry model: [Fisher Midget Mustang MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 16901HX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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