- Date
- September 24, 1988, 13:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Everett, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7SVSvensson Bushby Mustang II
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880924040059A
- Case key
- 40895
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Just prior to the acdnt, witnesses saw the acft in a steep, high speed descent. Impact occurred in soft, marshy terrain & much of the wreckage was buried. No mechanical reason was found for a loss of control; however, the acft was extensively damaged drg impact. About 5 mi ene at payne field, the wx was, in part: 3500' scattered, 7500' overcast, visibility 3 mi with light drizzle & fog, wind 040 at 5 KTS. Aprx 9 mi north at cascade airpark, the ceiling was estimated to be 500' to 800'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7SV
- Reported as
- Svensson Bushby Mustang II (BUSHBY MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 479
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl I. Svenson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Everett, WA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 750 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.