# Accident 19970615047489A: Boccher John P51 MUSTANG, North Rose, NY, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: North Rose, NY
- Airport: Farnsworths Air Strip Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1999° N, 76.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1999&lon=-76.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515JB-2000-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boccher John P51 MUSTANG (registry code 1690485, https://openairdocs.org/model/boccher-john-p51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615047489A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT JOHN ASHBY FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE FOLLOWING: 1) NO CURRENT STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. 2) NO CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. 3) NO CROSS COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT. 4) NO CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION. 5) NO SPECIAL LIMITATIONS WITH SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. MR. ASHBY WAS DEPARTING SOUTH FROM (8B4). HIS GPS RECEIVER DISLODGED FROM A VELCRO HOLDER AND JAMMED HIS RUDDER CABLES. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, CONTACTED HEDGES AND TREES, WENT INVERTED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. MR. ASHBY WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA120), Jun 15, 1997: Boccher P51 Mustang (N515JB), North Rose, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking trees.

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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