Larry Schindler MIDGET MUSTANG-1 N28LS

Summary

On 30 July 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Larry Schindler MIDGET MUSTANG-1 registered N28LS, operated by Larry Schindler, was involved in an accident near Paxton, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1985 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Paxton, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Paxton Municipal (ICI)

Coordinates

40.4491, -88.0894

Aircraft

Larry Schindler MIDGET MUSTANG-1

Registration

N28LS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Larry Schindler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Louisville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FEV01

1 person died.

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 PITCHED UP AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER A RT & LEFT TURN THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN AND STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING DOWN AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR COMPONENTS. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR THE PLT WHICH SHOULD HAVE SUSPENDED AIR FLYING DURING THE PERIOD OF TAKING THE MEDICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.