CHI68F0341

NTSB accident investigation · N.American P-51 · Hastings, MI · September 16, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1967
Place
Hastings, MI · HASTINGS, MI
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N251DN.American P-51
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114318

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3356  67/9/16    HASTINGS,MICH       N.AMERICAN P-51     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 515
        TIME - 1340                    N251D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT 45 FT SHORT OF RWY,BOUNCED,ROLLED LEFT ON GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N251D
Reported as
N.American P-51
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hastings

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