- Date
- July 28, 1974
- Place
- Blue Island, IL · BLUE ISLAND, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51DRJurca P-51
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740728026319A
- Case key
- 134502
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2317 74/7/28 BLUE ISLAND,ILL JURCA P-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3850 TIME - 1815 N51DR PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUE ISLAND,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- GESCHWENDER-FORD GF V/8-2-351 ENG.TURNED BACK TO ARPT.MNTND NOSE DN ATTITUDE TO AVOID STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51DR
- Reported as
- Jurca P-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Howell
FAA reports on this event · 1
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