Lonnie W Ratliff MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 N121LR

Summary

On 9 November 1985 at about 22:45 local time, a Lonnie W Ratliff MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 registered N121LR was involved in an accident near Raymond, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 November 1985 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Raymond, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Lonnie W Ratliff MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1

Registration

N121LR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Raymond → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL86FLT04

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS FORN LOCALLY AFTER THE PLT HAD 'WORKED ON' THE CARBURETOR SOME TIME LATER THE ACFT WAS SEEN MANEUVERING IN A 'NOSE-UP-NOSE DWN' ATTITUDE NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE UNTIL IT WENT INTO A SPIN. THE ACFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES BEFORE WITNESSES HEARD THE SOUND OR IMPACT. THE PLT HAD ONLY RECORDED 1.5 HRS. IN THIS HOME BUILT ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.