- Date
- March 24, 1971
- Place
- Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6302TN.American P-51D
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132830
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0074 71/3/24 HOT SPRINGS,ARK N.AMERICAN P-51D CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1520 N6302T PX- 1 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 25, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOT SPRINGS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG BLOWING STEAM BFR TKOF PREVIOUS FLT.PLT AWARE OF LOW COOLANT DRG PREFLIGHT INSP THIS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6302T
- Reported as
- N.American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Memorial Field