# Accident 20141003017949A: Gaston Thomas D THUNDER MUSTANG, Council, ID, October 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Council, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7600° N, 116.4481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7600&lon=-116.4481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51TG-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gaston Thomas D THUNDER MUSTANG (registry code 05615HU, https://openairdocs.org/model/gaston-thomas-d-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: GASTON THOMAS D THUNDER MUSTANG
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR FALCONER V-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141003017949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA001), Oct 3, 2014: Gaston Thomas D Thunder Mustang (N51TG), Council, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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