# Incident 20170818017149I: Dalin Ronald K T-51 MUSTANG, Ashtabula, OH, August 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ashtabula, OH
- Airport: Ashtabula Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8795° N, 80.7985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashtabula, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8795&lon=-80.7985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dalin Ronald K T-51 MUSTANG (registry code 05628XB, https://openairdocs.org/model/dalin-ronald-k-t-51-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DALIN RONALD K T-51 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 72 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818017149I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLY OVER EVENT ON 08/18/2017 THE AIRCRAFTS CANOPY OPENED IN FLIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT HAND FLAP THEN TRAVELED AFT STRIKING THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL AND RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT HZY AIRPORT WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. THE RUDDER WAS ONLY CONNECTED BY THE LOWER ATTACH POINT. UNKNOWN IF BIRD OR OBJECT STRUCK CANOPY PRIOR TO CANOPY COMING OFF. AT THIS TIME THE CANOPY HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HZY ON 08/23/2017 TO 7D9 WHERE COMPLETED REPAIRS AND PAINT WERE MADE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 7D9 ON 09/24/2017 TO HOME BASE KOSC. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WENT AS PLANNED

## Other reports on N551RD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100414031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100414031619A), Apr 14, 2010: Dalin Ronal T-51 MUSTAN (N551RD), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. PIC stated he took off from Lakeland circled the airport one time then headed south. At approximatelly 1000 feet lost engine power and made an emergency wheel…

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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