Anderson MINI MUSTANG N416A

Summary

On 17 April 2005 at about 19:05 local time, a Anderson MINI MUSTANG registered N416A was involved in an accident near Mullins, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 2005 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Mullins, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.1831, -79.3356

Aircraft

Anderson MINI MUSTANG

Registration

N416A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mullins → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05LA073

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses stated that they were watching the pilot perform an aerobatic maneuver described to be a "hammerhead stall." The airplane turned downwind then to base in what the witnesses said was a "3G turn to final approach." The airplane then proceeded to the show line and sank into some trees to the right of the spectators. The airplane then exited the tree line inverted and collided with the ground and burst into flames. The post-accident examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.