- Date
- November 17, 1984, 13:53 local (18:53 UTC)
- Place
- New Haven, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51JLNorth American P-51D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841117062209A
- Case key
- 12810
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Analysis
The acft, a north American P51D, crashed into a potato field after striking an electrical wire running at a rt angle to the ground track, struck the ground, a building & disintegrated. The plt & owner of the acft was a 50 yr old ex-naval aviator with considerable experience in high performance heavy acft. Investigation revealed that the plt was properly certificated & the acft was properly certified. An autopsy performed on the plt, who was also a practicing physician, revealed advanced arteriosclerotic heart disease & a history of treatment for high blood preesure. Lastly, during the period preceeding the accident, the plt was experiencing stress from the death of a good friend in another acft accident & a recent illness of his own.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51JL
- Reported as
- North American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-73849A
- Airframe hours
- 1,740
- Engine
- Packard R.R. 1650-7, 1,445 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack N. Levine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 100 in this make and model · 75 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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