Mong Sport MS-1 accident near Pendleton, Indiana, May 1, 1982
On May 1, 1982 at about 2:05 pm local time, a Mong Sport MS-1, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N98L, was destroyed in an accident near Pendleton, Indiana (Huntzinger airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 1982 · about 2:05 pm local time
- Place
- Pendleton, Indiana · Huntzinger · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mong Sport MS-1, amateur-built
- Registration
- N98L · registry record · serial HL-1
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHEN THE PILOT ARRIVED AT ANDERSON, INDIANA, HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE ACE AIRPORT. HE SAW HUNTZINGER AIRPORT, A PRIVATE STRIP, AND DECIDED TO LAND TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE ACE AIRPORT WAS LOCATED. DURING AN APPROACH TO THE SOD RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE POWER LINE POLES WERE HIDDEN BY TREES AND THE LINES WERE NOT MARKED. THE OWNER HAD OFFERED TO ASSUME THE COST TO BURY THE LINES, BUT AS OF THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAD NOT APPROVED THE ACTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 970 hours in all; 450 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 900 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 525 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 850 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-65-A8 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CFJ Crawfordsville IN at 8:00 am
- Destination: 3AE Anderson IN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 1,900 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 142°F (61°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:52 am from IND, 38 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI82DA147.