# Accident 19940319005959A: Goodyr F2G, Mesa, AZ, March 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1994, 14:02 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3901° N, 111.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3901&lon=-111.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER (registry code 3870603, https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-rebuilders-goodyear-rebuilder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-4360 (registry code 52120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-4360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYR F2G
- Reported engine: PWA R436063
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319005959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE EXPLODED DURING AIR RACE. DURING CLIMB TO EJECT F2G WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. PILOT STRUCK TAIL DURING EJECT.

## 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 LAX94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA168), Mar 19, 1994: Fighter Rebuilders F-2G (N31518), Mesa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the airplane sustained a total loss of power and an in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

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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