- Date
- April 11, 1989, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51TKNorth American F-51D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890411007639A
- Case key
- 14217
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the crosswind takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the premature lift off and the crosswind condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51TK
- Reported as
- North American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-63350
- Airframe hours
- 2,579
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce V-1650-7, 1,495 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald A. Riggi
- Registered owner
- International Aircraft Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Destination
- 5B2 · Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport
- FWA · Fort Wayne Municipal, runway 32, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 839 total · 114 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51TK · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.