Cox BUSBY MUSTANG accident near Plant City, FL
On November 29, 2009, a Cox BUSBY MUSTANG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Plant City, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 29, 2009
- Place
- Plant City, FL
- Aircraft
- Cox BUSBY MUSTANG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.940°N, 82.060°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091130X40622
Official records · ERA10LA086
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 29, 2009, about 1145 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Cox Busby Mustang, N72PC, registered to a private individual, collided with trees then the ground while making a forced landing following loss of engine power near Plant City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private certificated pilot and one passenger were killed. The flight originated from Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida, about 1035. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector-in-charge (IIC), after takeoff from SRQ, the flight proceeded to the Wauchula Municipal Airport (CHN) where the pilot landed uneventfully and fueled at a self service 100 low lead (100LL) fuel pump. The flight departed from CHN at approximately 1124, and proceeded towards the Plant City area where two witnesses on the ground near the crash site reported hearing the engine sputter. One witness reported the airplane flew low over his house with a rough running engine. The same witness reported the engine then quit and the propeller stopped. The airplane pitched nose down, descended through trees then impacted the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 53, was the holder of a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land rating issued June 12, 2005, and held a third class medical certificate issued August 8, 2008, with a limitation to have available
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a loss of engine power for undetermined 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.
