# NTSB OAK77DVM02: Mustang II, N16RC, Scotts Valley, CA, October 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Scotts Valley, CA · SCOTTS VALLEY, CA
- Location: 37.0555° N, 122.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0555&lon=-122.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3064  76/10/26   SCOTTS VALLEY,CA    MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 539
        TIME - 1110                    N16RC               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA CRUZ SKYPRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTS VALLEY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GUST 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16RC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG II
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Cruz Skyprk

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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