Blackwell MIDGET MUSTANG N32JB
2 October 1997 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1997 at about 22:30 local time, a Blackwell MIDGET MUSTANG registered N32JB, operated by Rodney L. Link, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Luke Afb (LUF)
- Coordinates
- 33.5292, -112.1791
- Aircraft
- Blackwell MIDGET MUSTANG
- Registration
- N32JB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rodney L. Link
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Del Rio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX98LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the aircraft due to the deflation of the right main gear tire. Factors in this accident were the soft sand on the side of the runway and the left crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane's gear dug into soft sand after it departed the runway and the aircraft nosed over. In a postaccident examination of the aircraft, the pilot found a 5-inch cut in the tire and a 3-inch cut in the tube of the right main landing gear. The pilot believed that the cut occurred on takeoff from Del Rio, Texas. An FAA Inspector examined the aircraft, noted the cut and deflated tire, and also noted that the right main landing gear was deflated. The inspector also found corresponding skid marks on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 99-C99 | Meadview, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Dec 1997 | Piper PA-11 | Willow Beach, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1997 | American 8KCAB | Payson, Arizona, United States | Roger Parks | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150 | Temple Bar, Arizona, United States | Blair C. Peterson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 126-D | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |