Deweese BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II accident near Lancaster, WI
On May 4, 1996, a Deweese BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lancaster, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 4, 1996
- Place
- Lancaster, WI
- Aircraft
- Deweese BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.950°N, 90.971°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05714
NTSB summary
On May 4, 1996, at 1435 central daylight time (cdt), a Deweese, Bushby Mustang M-II, N16JD, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when while maneuvering it lost engine power. The airplane subsequently impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The passenger sustained fatal injuries. The local flight originated at Lancaster, Wisconsin, at 1400 cdt. In his written statement, the pilot recalled allowing the passenger to handle the controls. The last thing he can recall of the flight was heading towards Lancaster, Wisconsin. One witness "first saw the airplane south of the (Lancaster Municipal)airport, just south of the runway end. The aircraft made an abrupt pull-up at an angle estimated to be about 45 degrees. The aircraft made a hard left turn to the east with the wings about 90 degrees." The witness then lost sight of the airplane behind some buildings. The witness was driving north on U. S. Highway 61, which parallels Runway 36-18 at Lancaster Municipal Airport. Another witness traveling north on U. S. Highway 61, also saw the airplane "traveling in a southerly direction." The witness said that the airplane was 120 feet above the ground when he noticed it. "The aircraft made a sudden bank to the left at an angle of about 70 degrees. Then the aircraft fell to the ground like someone pushed it down." The witness lost sight of the airplane behind a farm house. A third witness driv
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collison with the terrain. The pilot's use of abrupt maneuvers was a related factor.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
