# NTSB NYC77FHM26: Mahler-Wbr PJ-260, N4030B, Westhampton, NY, September 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Westhampton, NY · WESTHAMPTON, NY
- Location: 40.8469° N, 72.6598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8469&lon=-72.6598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4284  77/9/23    WESTHAMPTON,NY      MAHLER-WBR PJ-260   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3630
        TIME - 1211                    N4030B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTHAMPTON,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R STABILIZER BRACE STRUT BROKE. PILOT REMOVED L STRUT. ACROBATICS CONTINUED.AIRCRAFT TAIL FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4030B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4030B-1978-02-03), registration cancelled 1978-02-03, S/N 2, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAHLER-WBR PJ-260
- Registry model: [Mahler - Weber PJ - 260](https://openairdocs.org/model/mahler-weber-pj-260) (registry code 05601S4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Suffolk County

## 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 19770923037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923037799A), Sep 23, 1977: Kinner SPORTSTERK, NY, 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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