Midget Mustang M-1 N1085

Summary

On 20 July 2007 at about 13:00 local time, a Midget Mustang M-1 registered N1085 was involved in an accident near Covode, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 2007 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Covode, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

40.9405, -78.9697

Aircraft

Midget Mustang M-1

Registration

N1085

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Selinsgrove → Renton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07LA171

1 person died.

A loss of engine power for undermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had recently purchased the amateur-built airplane in Connecticut and was attempting to fly the airplane back to his home near Renton, Washington. The airplane departed from an airport in Pennsylvania, and two witnesses, who saw the airplane flying westbound, stated the engine did not sound normal. Shortly thereafter, they heard an explosion and saw smoke. The wreckage was located 2 days later, in an open field. A ground scar, and an approximately 50-foot-long debris path, lead to the main wreckage, which was consumed by fire, from the empennage forward. Examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions; however, the fire consumed and/or damaged several portions of the airplane. The airplane and engine had been operated for about 270 total hours. The intended cross-country flight was the airplane's first flight since its most recent condition inspection, which was about 5 weeks prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.