# Accident 19940823022739A: Amtr P51MUSTANGX, Beaumont, TX, August 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1994, 09:45 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1000° N, 94.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1000&lon=-94.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2073S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2073S-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hodges Robert L P-51-51 (registry code 05624E5, https://openairdocs.org/model/hodges-robert-l-p-51-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR P51MUSTANGX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940823022739A

## Narrative

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

NOT CLIMBING. MADE TURN AT 10FT AGL WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. BROKE UP. PROP ANGLE NOT SET PROPER. LARGER PROP USED.

## 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 FTW94LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA277), Aug 23, 1994: Hodges P-51-51 (N2073S), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROPELLER SYSTEM PITCH.

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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