# Accident 20160205001979A: North American P-51D, Maricopa, AZ, February 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2016, 11:57 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0000° N, 112.1219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0000&lon=-112.1219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN P-51D
- Reported engine: PACKARD/ROLLS V1650
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160205001979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR16FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA064), Feb 5, 2016: North American F51 (N551JP), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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