Mustang II N315JP
24 July 1969 · Exeter, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 July 1969 at about 10:50 local time, a Mustang II registered N315JP was involved in an accident during in flight near Exeter, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Exeter, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wyoming Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mustang II
- Registration
- N315JP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2548
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
EVALUATION FLT.IMPROPER CARB FLOAT LVL ADJ.BOTH FLOATS BROKE OFF FLOAT ARM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mustang II accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1970 | Mustang II | St Simons Isl, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1975 | Mustang II | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1976 | Mustang II | Scotts Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1977 | Mustang II | Wheatley, Arkansas, United States | Bionic Acft SA | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1978 | Mustang II | Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1978 | Mustang II | Norco, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |