- Date
- April 20, 1991, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ephrata, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N484NSchwartz Bushby MM-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910420011569A
- Case key
- 41417
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control after he initiated a maneuver at low altitude.
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
The pilot of an amateur-built bushby 'midget mustang' lost control of the aircraft at low altitude, while circling his brother-in-law's residence. The aircraft crashed into an open field moments after the wings were rolled level from a steep bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N484N
- Reported as
- Schwartz Bushby MM-1 (BUSHBY MM-)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 784
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond G. Schwartz
- Registered owner
- Raymond G. Schwartz
- Departed
- EPH · Ephrata, 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
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.