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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American P-51D · Maricopa, AZ · February 5, 2016

Date: February 5, 2016 · 11:57 local
Place: Maricopa, AZ
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N551JP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16FA064
Reported as: North American P-51D
Reported engine: Packard/Rolls V1650
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N551JPRegistered now · North American F-51DS/N 44-85634 Airframe modelNorth American F-51D Engine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed stellar airpark around 11:30-11:45 AZ standard time. 911 call reporting an aircraft crash around 11:57 AZ standard time. Post crash fire. Maricopa sheriff secured scene after fire was extinguished. Aircraft was oriented nose south, located on the North side of peters and nalls road, south of the canal. Aircraft crash debris was primarily located within the footprint of the aicraft. Post crash fire damage to fuselage and nose of the aircraft. Two occupants recieved fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED STELLAR AIRPARK AROUND 11:30-11:45 AZ STANDARD TIME. 911 CALL REPORTING AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AROUND 11:57 AZ STANDARD TIME. POST CRASH FIRE. MARICOPA SHERIFF SECURED SCENE AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS ORIENTED NOSE SOUTH, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PETERS AND NALLS ROAD, SOUTH OF THE CANAL. AIRCRAFT CRASH DEBRIS WAS PRIMARILY LOCATED WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE AICRAFT. POST CRASH FIRE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. TWO OCCUPANTS RECIEVED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA064Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaricopa, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing an acrobatic maneuver and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin due to insufficient altitude.Feb 5, 2016 · Substantial damage