# Accident 20090325004019A: Titan T51MUSTANG, Lake Wales, FL, March 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2009, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8903° N, 81.6253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8903&lon=-81.6253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: T-51 T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05621WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/t-51-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TITAN T51MUSTANG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090325004019A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA221), Mar 25, 2009: T51 T51 (N332BC), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the carburetor not being secured to its mounting pad.

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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