ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34637
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 1996 |
| Time: | 14:08 LT |
| Type: |  Bushby Mustang II |
| Owner/operator: | Hugh L. Cox |
| Registration: | N16WY |
| MSN: | M-II-1246 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 287 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crested Butte, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gunnison, CO (KGUC) |
| Enid, OK (KWDG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The two experimental airplanes, a Long EZ and a Mustang II, were flying patterns over the town at 1200 to 1300 feet agl as part of an aerial weekend. According to the pilot of the Long EZ, they flew abeam of each other then made a converging turn --- the Long EZ climbing and turning left, and the Mustang II climbing and turning right --- with the intention of rejoining. The pilot of the Long EZ said that as he completed 45 degrees of the turn, he looked through the top of his canopy and saw the Mustang II in a 120-135 degrees left bank and approximately 80 degrees nose low attitude. He said the pilot appeared to be pulling out of the dive when ground impact occurred.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the inadequatete altitude in which to effect a safe recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96FA324
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 05:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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