Pierce Henry BUSHBY MUSTANG II N929DS

Summary

On 25 September 2015 at about 00:08 local time, a Pierce Henry BUSHBY MUSTANG II registered N929DS was involved in an accident near Granbury, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 September 2015 at 00:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Granbury, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Granbury Rgnl (GDJ)

Coordinates

32.4389, -97.8136

Aircraft

Pierce Henry BUSHBY MUSTANG II

Registration

N929DS

Category

Airplane

Year built

1987

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Granbury → Granbury

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15FA422

2 people died.

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane takeoff, and level off as it flew down the runway at a low altitude. It then entered a steep nose-up climb, followed by a sudden roll to the right and a steep nose-down descent. Video images from a security camera, showed the airplane descended at about 20° to 30° nose-down attitude until it impacted the terrain. Examination of the wreckage did not find any anomalies that would have contributed to the accident. Signatures on the propeller were consistent with the propeller being driven during the impact sequence. A review of the pilot's video camera found recordings of similar maneuvers that had a right rolling tendency during the airplane's recovery to level flight. The circumstances of the accident were consistent with the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep climb resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.