20181117024779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American/Aero Classics P-51D · Fredericksburg, TX · November 17, 2018

Date: November 17, 2018 · 15:15 local
Place: Fredericksburg, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4132A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA028
Reported as: North American/Aero Classics P-51D
Reported engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot

N4132ARegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2021 · North American/Aero Classics P-51DS/N 122-40985 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51D Engine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 17, 2018, at approximately 15:15 hours, a P-51 d mustang owned by pea hochso LLC and operated by cowden clark ward, crashed in an apartment parking lot in Fredericksburg, TX. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft was destroye. The pilot, commercial rated and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated in Fredericksburg, TX on 11/17/2018 at ~ 14:45 hours and crashed 30 minutes later.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 HOURS, A P-51 D MUSTANG OWNED BY PEA HOCHSO LLC AND OPERATED BY COWDEN CLARK WARD, CRASHED IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT IN FREDERICKSBURG, TX. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYE. THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FREDERICKSBURG, TX ON 11/17/2018 AT ~ 14:45 HOURS AND CRASHED 30 MINUTES LATER.

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 CEN19FA028Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFredericksburg, TXThe pilot's decision to perform a low-level maneuver at an altitude where he was unable to recover the airplane before impacting terrain.Nov 17, 2018 · Destroyed