Amateur-built MUSTANG II accident near Decatur, Illinois, May 25, 1992
On May 25, 1992 at about 7:21 pm local time, a amateur-built MUSTANG II, registered N91ES, was substantially damaged in an accident near Decatur, Illinois (Decatur airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 25, 1992 · about 7:21 pm local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- Decatur, Illinois · Decatur · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MUSTANG II
- Registration
- N91ES · no longer on the register · serial 1295
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE REPORTED HIS DESCENT RATE FOR A LANDING WAS HIGH. IN THE FLARE, HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER.
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: 150 hours in all; 37 in this make and model; 37 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 120 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 37 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 4, 1991; 37 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DEC at 6:30 pm
- Destination: DEC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 5,300 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:25 pm from DEC, 1 miles away
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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N91ES: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 27,311 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Decatur Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 in the last ten years
- Illinois 8,055 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI92DEV02.json.
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