Midget MUSTNG N5785N

26 December 1978 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 December 1978 at about 15:35 local time, a Midget MUSTNG registered N5785N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Aurora, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 26 December 1978 at 15:35
Classification: Accident
Location: Aurora, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport: Columbine
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Midget MUSTNG
Registration: N5785N
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Practice
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-4095

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	1	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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-4095, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Midget MUSTNG accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Dec 1978	Midget MUSTNG N86DL	Prescott, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1978	Midget MUSTNG N6KW	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Sep 1977	Midget MUSTNG N6141U	Clinton, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Jan 1980	Midget MUSTNG N288D	Parker, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1974	Midget MUSTNG N955Z	Fabens, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-

All 6 records for this type

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14 Apr 1978	Cessna 150L N1531Q	Hallandale, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Boardman Aviat	Serious injuries	-
3 Jun 1978	Cessna 310Q N7600Q	Destin, Florida, United States no coordinates	Araguel Sander	No injuries	-
29 Apr 1978	Beechcraft S-35 N7971K	Audubon, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
29 May 1978	Piper PA-23 N5850Y	Longdale, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Aug 1978	Bell 47G4A N473FW	New Rochelle, New York, United States no coordinates	Island Helicop	No injuries	-
23 Apr 1978	Piper PA-31 N49MC	Arlington, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	9

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