# Accident 20040529011539A: Namer P51C, Red Wing, MN, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 14:10 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Airport: Red Wing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5894° N, 92.4850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5894&lon=-92.4850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61429, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American P-51C (registry code 6402302, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER P51C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529011539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AIRSHOW PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING EMERGENCY LANDING, PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NOTE: WILL AMEND SECTIONS 21D, 21E AND 31 WHEN INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) CAUSE FOR AMENDMENT WAS UPDATING SECTIONS 21D AND 21E. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DOUG ROSENDALL AIR BOSS FROM THE CAF AND AS OF DATE NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ANY PERSONAL PILOT LOGS FOR DONALD E. HINZ. THE HOURS MAKE MODEL, HOURS LAST 90 DAYS AND TOTAL HOURS IS AS ACCURATE AS COULD BE WITHOUT LOG BOOK. CANNOT VERIFY REGULATORY CHECK RIDE AT THIS TIME. WILL AMEND IF INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI04LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA128), May 29, 2004: North American P-51C (N61429), Hager City, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper installation of the camshaft drive gear assembly which resulted in the retaining nut backing off allowing the drive gear to move up the shaft. A factor associated with the accident was…

## Other reports on N61429 (2)

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

- [Incident 20211104018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104018389I), Nov 4, 2021: North American P-51C (N61429), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. On 11/004/2021, at approximately 15:15 EST, N61429, a 1942 North American P-51C, s/n: 103-26199 [privacy data omitted]. The aircraft was being operated for a…
- [Accident 20160203001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160203001879A), Feb 3, 2016: North American P-51C (N61429), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. On February 3, 2016, a two-seat P-51C ?mustang? Aircraft departed Dallas Executive Airport (krbd) for a thirty minute flight south of the air field. There was…

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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