Pilot Walks Away From Midget Mustang Accident

Inaccurately reported by the mainstream media as either an authentic P-51 Mustang, and then a replica; a 61-year old pilot from Sylvania (OH) is okay after his (Bushby) Midget Mustang 2 made a forced landing while trying to set down at the Fulton County Airport near Wauseon (OH) Thursday.

Carlton Fraker was treated by paramedics at the scene.

Ohio State Troopers say Fraker was on approach to Fulton County when he apparently lost power. The Mustang replica made a hard landing in a field short of the airport, losing its main gear and ground-looping in the process.

FAA Preliminary Accident Report

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 78K        Make/Model: MUS2      Description: M-2 MUSTANG 2
  Date: 05/13/2004     Time: 1710
  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor
LOCATION
  City: WAUSEON                     State: OH   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT, A MUS2, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE ON APPROACH TO WAUSEON-FULTON COUNTY ARPT (USE), OH, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. WAUSEON, OH

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:    0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:           Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED                                                               
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Approach      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNKN                        Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: UNKN                     Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont:   Last Clearance: 
  FAA FSDO: CLEVELAND, OH  (GL25)                 Entry date: 05/14/2004

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