# Accident 20181117024779A: North American/Aero Classics P-51D, Fredericksburg, TX, November 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2018, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2753° N, 98.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2753&lon=-98.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132A-2021-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Aero Classics P-51D (registry code 6402304, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-aero-classics-p-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/AERO CLASSICS P-51D
- Reported engine: PKRD-ROLL V1650 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181117024779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA028), Nov 17, 2018: North American P51 (N4132A), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a low-level maneuver at an altitude where he was unable to recover the airplane before impacting terrain.

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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