Mustang II N48342
25 September 1982 · Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 September 1982 at about 21:45 local time, a Mustang II registered N48342, operated by WM. Schooling, was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tahlequah
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mustang II
- Registration
- N48342
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- WM. Schooling
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tahlequah → Tahlequah
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FPM16
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AMATEUR BUILT MUSTANG II CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A ROLL DURING THE ANNUAL TULSA FLY-IN AT TAHLEQUAH AIRPORT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A HI-SPEED FLY-BY OVER RUNWAY 35 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL, AND START A GRADUAL CLIMB & ROLL TO THE RIGHT TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BECAME INVERTED & NOSED DOWNWARD UNTIL THE ACFT WAS IN A VERTICAL DIVE WITH WINGS PARALLEL TO THE RWY AT IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mustang II accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1982 | Mustang II | Plainfield Twp, Illinois, United States | Charley H. Smith | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1981 | Mustang II | Kearney, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Mustang II | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1980 | Mustang II | Nashville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1979 | Mustang II | Nedmond, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1979 | Mustang II | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 310Q | El Dorado, Oklahoma, United States | Ansley Paper Co. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1982 | Cessna T210N | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Paul Haws | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Keith Robin Stevens | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1982 | Cessna P210N | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Con-Tran Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Boeing A75L300 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Tulsa Piper, Inc. | No injuries | - |