# Backovich George C G P-5

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05612AT
- Manufacturer (registry): BACKOVICH GEORGE C
- Model: G P-5
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/backovich-george-c-g-p-5

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (1)

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- [NTSB WPR14FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA369), Sep 8, 2014: Backovich George C G P 5 (N501GP), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the right wing under normal race loads due to an improper repair of the right wing spar that reduced its structural strength following a previous landing accident.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20140908016379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908016379A), Sep 8, 2014: Backovich George C G P-5 (N501GP), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During practice for the Reno air races, at an estimated 385 mph, approximately two feet of the outboard right wing separated from the aircraft. The aircraft…

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