Younkin Mullicoupe accident
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Younkin Mullicoupe accident
The Jim Younkin Mullicoupe - combining the heritage of the Monocoupe racer and Ben Howard's Mister Mulligan - was wrecked 10 Nov. after a power failure. The pilot suffered serious injury but is expected to survive.
EDIT: Pilot report on both the Mullicoupe and Mister Mulligan
EDIT: Pilot report on both the Mullicoupe and Mister Mulligan
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Apparent fuel starvation
But the inspector needs a refresher in counting wings:
This is hard to do, since the Mullicoupe is a high-wing monoplane!
But the inspector needs a refresher in counting wings:
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane on the day of the accident and found three of the four wings and the empennage separated from the airplane.
