Plane Crash List

Goertz Bushby MUSTING II N976J

17 July 1986 · Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 July 1986 at about 17:46 local time, a Goertz Bushby MUSTING II registered N976J was involved in an accident near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:46
Classification
Accident
Location
Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Ruidoso Muni (RUI)
Coordinates
33.3497, -105.6806
Aircraft
Goertz Bushby MUSTING II
Registration
N976J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Roswell → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN86LA201

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

N976J LANDED ON RWY 18, WHICH IS 5,500 FT LONG AND 75 WIDE AND HAS A CONCRETE SURFACE. THE WIND WAS FROM 210 DEG AT 10 WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE PLT REPORTS THAT THE CROSSWIND CAUSED A SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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