# NTSB NYC70F0177: Midget II 1-A, N7191, Langhorne, PA, October 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1969
- Place: Langhorne, PA · LANGHORNE, PA
- Location: 40.1775° N, 74.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langhorne, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1775&lon=-74.9234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4197  69/10/12   LANGHORNE,PA        MIDGET II 1-A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N7191               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  45, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUEHL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGHORNE,PA                LANGHORNE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK 4 INCH RWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7191](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7191-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 227, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGET II 1-A
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang HOMEBUILT](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-homebuilt) (registry code 16901T8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buehl

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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