20141003017949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gaston Thomas D THUNDER MUSTANG · Council, ID · October 3, 2014

Date: October 3, 2014 · 13:30 local
Place: Council, ID
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N51TG
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15LA001
Reported as: Gaston Thomas D Thunder Mustang
Reported engine: Amateur-built FALCONER V-12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N51TGRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Gaston Thomas D THUNDER MUSTANGS/N EITM027 · Built 2005 Airframe modelGaston Thomas D THUNDER MUSTANG Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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N51TG crashed on oct 3rd, 2014 at 13:30 local MDT. The pilot was fatally injured and was the only occupant at the time. According to witness testimony, the pilot was conducting a test flight after doing some maintenance work and reported over the radio that the aircraft ?had some oil pressure issues? And that he was returning to land. The airplane crashed about 1/3 of a mile nw of the Council id airport (U82). Examination of the crash scene indicated that the propeller was not turning when the aircraft struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

N51TG CRASHED ON OCT 3RD, 2014 AT 13:30 LOCAL MDT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME. ACCORDING TO WITNESS TESTIMONY, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT AFTER DOING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK AND REPORTED OVER THE RADIO THAT THE AIRCRAFT ?HAD SOME OIL PRESSURE ISSUES? AND THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 1/3 OF A MILE NW OF THE COUNCIL ID AIRPORT (U82). EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SCENE INDICATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR15LA001Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering for landing following a loss of oil pressure. Contributing to the accident was foreign material contamination of the oil system due to improper maintenance.Oct 3, 2014 · Destroyed