Allen MUSTANG II accident near Jasper, TN
On September 9, 1995, an Allen MUSTANG II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jasper, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 1995
- Place
- Jasper, TN
- Aircraft
- Allen MUSTANG II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.051°N, 85.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04419
NTSB summary
0n September 9, 1995, at 1417 central daylight time, an Allen Mustang II, N11AA, collided with the ground during a climbout from runway 22 at Marion County-Brown Field in Jasper, Tennessee. The personal flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage; the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight's exact departure time from Collegedale, Tennessee, was not determined. The fixed based operator at Collegedale Airport reported that the aircraft was refueled with eight gallons of aviation fuel before the flight departed for Jasper. There were no reports of the exact time the flight landed at Jasper. During the flight's attempted departure from Jasper, there were several witnesses at the airport. According to witnesses, the pilot executed a steep, left climbing turn after the lift off from runway 22. The witnesses also stated that the climb attitude appeared excessive, and remained excessive until the airplane stalled; the airplane subsequently rolled left and entered a spin. Examination of the airframe failed to disclose a mechanical problem or system malfunction. The examination of the accident site revealed that the aircraft sustained frontal ground impact damage. The engine assembly was displaced rearward into the cockpit area, and the wing assemblies sustained leading edge damage. Further examination revealed that the empennage was torn from the fuselage. An examination of the cockpit area disclosed that the pilot and passen
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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