Davis MIDGET MUSTANG N7SD

Summary

On 3 July 1987 at about 19:58 local time, a Davis MIDGET MUSTANG registered N7SD, operated by Knuth, Theodore R., was involved in an accident near Kirkland, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 1987 at 19:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Kirkland, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.2891, -112.6604

Aircraft

Davis MIDGET MUSTANG

Registration

N7SD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Knuth, Theodore R.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87DUJ06

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

DURING A LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER COMPLETING A ROLL. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. THE PLT PERFORMED THE LAST ROLL IN VIEW OF TWO FRIENDS DRIVING IN A CAR NEAR THE ACC SCENE. SEVERAL MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED OVER THE CAR AND DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE LAST ROLL THE FRIENDS SAW THE ACFTS BELLY HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE HIT A 4 FT DEEP DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.