# Accident 19901110049589A: Amtrst P51AMTR, Alamogordo, NM, November 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1990, 11:36 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8807° N, 105.9494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8807&lon=-105.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51DY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DY-1991-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young Ira M P51D (registry code 1690686, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-ira-m-p51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRST P51AMTR
- Reported engine: AMTR FORD V8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901110049589A

## Narrative

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

ON MAIDEN FLIGHT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. FLEW TIGHT PATTERN STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 DEN91DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DQA01), Nov 10, 1990: Young 2/3 Scale (N51DY), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N51DY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870508019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508019459I), May 8, 1987: Amtrst P51AMTR (N51DY), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. Acrft lifted off, turned to the left. No control response was found on first test flight. Landed beside runway.

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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