# Accident 20100919045839A: Giboney Geo THUNDER MUS, Stead, NV, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stead, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6681° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6681&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151G-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giboney George A JR THUNDER MUSTANG (registry code 05614UP, https://openairdocs.org/model/giboney-george-a-jr-thunder-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIBONEY GEO THUNDER MUS
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR FALCONER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 290 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919045839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN AIR RACING EVENT. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED ON LAST LAP OF RACE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CARTWHEELED INTO DIRT ON LANDING WITH TOTAL POWER LOSS.

## 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 WPR10LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA468), Sep 19, 2010: Giboney Thunder Mustang (N151G), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a connecting rod bearing and two connecting rods, which resulted in a loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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