# Accident 19890204001999A: Wara/C P51HALFSIZE, Tracy, CA, February 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1989, 15:45 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7306° N, 121.4195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7306&lon=-121.4195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51K-1991-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: War Aircraft Replicas P51 (registry code 1690476, https://openairdocs.org/model/war-aircraft-replicas-p51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WARA/C P51HALFSIZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204001999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89DVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVD02), Feb 4, 1989: War Replicas P-51 (N51K), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE AILERON CONTROLS OF THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT BY THE PILOT/MANUFACTURER WHICH LED TO THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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