Bushby BUSHBY MUSTANG M II accident near Milton, FL
On November 24, 2019, a Bushby BUSHBY MUSTANG M II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Milton, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 24, 2019
- Place
- Milton, FL
- Aircraft
- Bushby BUSHBY MUSTANG M II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.637°N, 86.994°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191124X11831
Official records · ERA20FA043
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 24, 2019, about 0940 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Bushby Mustang II airplane, N24GL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Milton, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operating as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Part 91 personal flight. Two witnesses were driving on airport property when they saw the airplane do a touch-and-go maneuver on runway 36. They both momentarily turned their attention away, but, when they looked back at the airplane, it was descending straight down to the ground from a height of about 50-100 ft just past the north end of the runway. Neither one heard the airplane's engine prior to impact because the windows of the car were rolled up. The couple immediately drove to where the airplane impacted the ground and called 911. One witness said that when he arrived, he did not see any leaking fuel but turned the fuel selector from the ON position to the OFF position because there was a strong odor of fuel. Two flight instructors were on the tarmac watching their students, who were soloing in the traffic pattern. One of the instructors only saw the accident airplane when it was on final and did not see the accident. The other instructor first saw the accident airplane parked in the run-up area for runway 36. He said the airplane stayed in the run-up area for quite a while. The instructor then turned his attention to his student who had departed runway 36 and was in the traffic pattern. The next time the instructor observed the accident airplane,
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
