# Accident 20061221025539A: Namer F51D, Rexburg, ID, December 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2006, 15:55 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8267° N, 111.8114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8267&lon=-111.8114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER F51D
- Reported engine: RROYCE V16507
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221025539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT FOR AN ENGINE CHANGE. AFTER THE BREAK-IN TIME WAS COMPLETED, HE DID TWO TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE SECOND TAKE-OFF THE ENGINE QUIT AT 400 FEET AGL, HE BEGAN TO RUN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND THE ENGINE RE-STARTED FOR A SHORT TIME. HE TRIED TO EXTEND THE DOWN WIND LEG WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPORT WAS NOT ATTAINABLE. HE TURNED TO LAND ON THE 4 LANE ROAD AND TOOK THE CENTER MEDIAN DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA07LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA037), Dec 21, 2006: Cavalier F51D Mustang (N251RM), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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