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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 1985 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Midget Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N66H |
| MSN: | 380 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 111 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yukon, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RELATIVELY LOW TIME PILOT (99 TOTAL HOURS) HAD NO RECORDED EXPERIENCE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE MIDGET MUSTANG AND HAD PRACTICED BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY WAS TURING BASE FOR ITS THIRD LANDING WHEN IT STALLED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A NOSE DOWN HIGH SPEED DIVE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE COMPLETED. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36173
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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