Accident Midget Mustang N121LR, Saturday 9 November 1985
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Date:Saturday 9 November 1985
Time:16:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIMU model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Midget Mustang
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N121LR
MSN: M1-1210
Total airframe hrs:2 hours
Engine model:Continental C85-12F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Raymond, MS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Raymond, MS (M16)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS FORN LOCALLY AFTER THE PLT HAD 'WORKED ON' THE CARBURETOR SOME TIME LATER THE ACFT WAS SEEN MANEUVERING IN A 'NOSE-UP-NOSE DWN' ATTITUDE NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE UNTIL IT WENT INTO A SPIN. THE ACFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES BEFORE WITNESSES HEARD THE SOUND OR IMPACT. THE PLT HAD ONLY RECORDED 1.5 HRS. IN THIS HOME BUILT ACFT. CAUSE:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL86FLT04
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38177

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]

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