# Accident 20141024021099A: Walker Winston W THUNDER MUSTANG, Globe, AZ, October 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2014, 07:30 local time
- Place: Globe, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6203° N, 110.6999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6203&lon=-110.6999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244SW-2015-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walker Winston W THUNDER MUSTANG (registry code 05627D2, https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-winston-w-thunder-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALKER WINSTON W THUNDER MUSTANG
- Reported engine: FALCONER V12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,089 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141024021099A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 24, 2014, AROUND 0730 LOCAL, THUNDER MUSTANG, N244SW, LANDED OFF FIELD 5 MILES NORTH OF GLOBE AZ AFTER A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LA CHOLLA AIRPARK NORTH OF TUCSON ARIZONA.

## 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 WPR15LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA020), Oct 24, 2014: Winston W Walker Thunder Mustang (N244SW), Globe, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the main crank drive pulley from the engine’s accessory section due to three of its securing bolts backing out of their holes, which subsequently resulted in two accessory belts…

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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