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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Titan T-51 MUSTANG · Lake Wales, FL · March 25, 2009

Date: March 25, 2009 · 15:15 local
Place: Lake Wales, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N332BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA221
Reported as: Titan T51MUSTANG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total4 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N332BCRegistered now · T-51 T-51 MUSTANGS/N M04XXXS0HK0053 · Built 2006 Airframe modelT-51 T-51 MUSTANG Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On March 25, 2009, about 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft, N332BC, an amatuer built T-51 mustang, sustained partial loss of engine power and crash landed in a field near Lake Wales, Florida. The flight originated from fort pierce, Florida, and was to terminate at the south lakeland airpark located in mulberry, Florida. The pilot and passenger were not injured but the aircraft sustained substantial damage to its' engine, props and wings. On March 26, 2009, the aircraft was partially disassemble and transported to mulberry, Florida. On March 27, 2009, an inspection of the engine revealed the rt side carburetor was partially disconnected from the rubber flange assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2009, ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT, N332BC, AN AMATUER BUILT T-51 MUSTANG, SUSTAINED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AND WAS TO TERMINATE AT THE SOUTH LAKELAND AIRPARK LOCATED IN MULBERRY, FLORIDA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS' ENGINE, PROPS AND WINGS. ON MARCH 26, 2009, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLE AND TRANSPORTED TO MULBERRY, FLORIDA. ON MARCH 27, 2009, AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE RT SIDE CARBURETOR WAS PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE RUBBER FLANGE ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Wales, FLA partial loss of engine power due to the carburetor not being secured to its mounting pad.Mar 25, 2009 · Substantial damage