Midget MUSTANG I N138X
19 February 1983 · Bermuda Dunes, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1983 at about 22:25 local time, a Midget MUSTANG I registered N138X, operated by Tony M. Paplia, was involved in an accident near Bermuda Dunes, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bermuda Dunes, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bermuda (UDD)
- Coordinates
- 33.7106, -116.2305
- Aircraft
- Midget MUSTANG I
- Registration
- N138X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tony M. Paplia
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Corona → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA109
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 ACFT CRASHED ON A ROAD NEAR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHILE MAKING A GO-AROUND TO AVOID AN ACFT WHICH TAXIED ON THE RUNWAY AS HE APPROACHED. AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT REALIZED A SAFE LANDING WAS NOTPOSSIBLE. HE STALLED HIS ACFT ADDED POWER AND REGAINED SOME CONTROL BUT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. HE THEN TURNED TO THE LEFTAND LANDED ON A STREET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Midget MUSTANG accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1982 | Midget MUSTANG | Millville, New Jersey, United States | DON Berlinger | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |