Midget Mustang M-1 accident near Covode, PA
On July 20, 2007, a Midget Mustang M-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Covode, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 20, 2007
- Place
- Covode, PA
- Aircraft
- Midget Mustang M-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.941°N, 78.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070903X01296
NTSB summary
On July 20, 2007, about 0900 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Midget Mustang M-1, N1085, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Covode, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Penn Valley Airport, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot had recently purchased the airplane in Connecticut, and was attempting to fly the airplane back to his home near Renton, Washington. Two witnesses in the vicinity of the accident site observed the airplane flying westbound and stated the engine did not sound normal. Shortly thereafter, they heard an explosion and saw smoke. The wreckage was subsequently located 2 days later in an open field. A ground scar, and an approximate 50-foot-long debris path were observed leading to the main wreckage, which was consumed by fire, from the empennage forward. Several sections of the wooden propeller were observed along the debris path, and an undetermined length of the propeller was consumed by fire. The airplane was moved to the Indiana County Airport (IDI), Indiana, Pennsylvania for further examination. The engine was inspected on July 27, 2007, by the FAA inspector, and a representative from Teledyne Continental Motors. The engine, and all accessories sustained fire damage. Disassembly of the engine did not reveal evidence of any catastrophic failures. Both magnetos coul
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undermined reasons.
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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.
