SERS · JOSEPH BENDER MUSTANG II · 2013-09-11 · Smoketown, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13FA412
Event ID
20130911X14426
Type
Accident
Date
2013-09-11
Location
Smoketown, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.041389, -76.201942
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
JOSEPH BENDER
Model
MUSTANG II
Registration
N691LB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot/owner/builder's failure to abort the takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's total lack of experience in the accident airplane and his lack of flying experience in the 3 1/2 years before the accident.