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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wara/C P51HALFSIZE · Tracy, CA · February 4, 1989

Date
February 4, 1989 · 15:45 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
Tracy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DVD02
Reported as
Wara/C P51HALFSIZE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Developed aileron flutter and lost control on high speed pass. Aileron bellcranks installed incorrectly.

As the FAA filed it

DEVELOPED AILERON FLUTTER AND LOST CONTROL ON HIGH SPEED PASS. AILERON BELLCRANKS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

NTSB investigation

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