# Accident 20140731012819A: Larry Ketterling FEW P-51 MUSTANG, Lisbon, ND, July 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lisbon, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4972° N, 97.7581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4972&lon=-97.7581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116LK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116LK-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larry Ketterling FEW P-51 MUSTANG (registry code 056301L, https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-ketterling-few-p-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: LARRY KETTERLING FEW P-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR GEARED DRIVES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731012819A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/31/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT.  A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH TOWARDS THE LISBON ND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY.  WHEN LAST SEEN, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP THEN THE AIRCRAFTS PROFILE WAS SEEN TWICE BEFORE DESCENDING BEHIND A TREE LINE.  THE IMPACT AND RESULTING FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CONSUMED MUCH OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE LISBON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6L3) ON 7/31/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830.  THE SOLE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA400), Aug 1, 2014: Larry Ketterling FEW P-51 Mustang (N116LK), Lisbon, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined because of extensive impact and postcrash fire damage, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted…

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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