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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Namer P-51D · Ludington, MI · June 26, 1987

Date
June 26, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Ludington, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3278D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DEM09
Reported as
Namer P51D
Reported engine
PCKARD V16507
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft hit the ground after a low level aileron roll. The pilot performed aerobatics at an unsafe altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AFTER A LOW LEVEL AILERON ROLL. THE PILOT PERFORMED AEROBATICS AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.