Amateur-built BUSH BY MUSTANG 2 accident near Winona, Minnesota, July 28, 1983
On July 28, 1983 at about 4:30 pm local time, a amateur-built BUSH BY MUSTANG 2, registered N4K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Winona, Minnesota (Grass Strip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 28, 1983 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Winona, Minnesota · Grass Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built BUSH BY MUSTANG 2 BUSH BY MU
- Registration
- N4K · registry record · serial 747232
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON A 2000 FT GRASS STRIP. HE STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. SINCE THE GO/NO GO DECISION POINT HAD BEEN PASSED, HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES NEAR THE END OF THE RWY & WAS SUBSANTIALLY DAMAGED. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM, THE TEMP WAS 88 DEG & THE ELEVATION WAS 1300 FT.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,535 hours in all; 10 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 1,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 146 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 900 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-02 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 84°F (29°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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