# Accident 20260512006089A: North American F-51D, Mound, LA, May 12, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2026, 15:19 local time
- Place: Mound, LA
- Airport: Vicksburg Tallulah Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3517° N, 91.0292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3517&lon=-91.0292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251CS) (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 F-51D
- Reported engine: PKRD-ROLL V1650 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,457 total, 362 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260512006089A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AN AEROBATIC ROUTINE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLANNED MANEUVERS, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN ADDITIONAL MANEUVER AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BEFORE THEY HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT. ONE WITNESS, WHO WAS IN A NEARBY HANGAR, REPORTED SEEING FLYING DEBRIS AFTER HE HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT. A WITNESS CAPTURED THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ON A CELLULAR PHONE VIDEO. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AND THE VIDEO, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN CLIMBING WHILE CONDUCTING A MANEUVER CONSISTENT WITH A SPLIT-S. WHILE INVERTED, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A DIVE AND CONTINUED TOWARD THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE STARTED A BANK TO THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE IMPACTING TERRAIN IN A NOSE LEVEL, RIGHT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE. THE ENGINE IS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO UP TO THE SOUND OF IMPACT.

## 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 CEN26FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA184), May 12, 2026: North American F-51D (N251CS), Mound, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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