- Date
- October 23, 1970
- Place
- Rockport, TX · ROCKPORT, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N130JTN.American P-51D
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158894
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4360 70/10/23 ROCKPORT,TEX N.AMERICAN P-51D CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1350 TIME - 1700 N130JT PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATTANOOGA,TENN HARLINGEN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- DRG CRUISE,8000FT,PROP WENT INTO HI PITCH.PROP CTL DAMAGE PRECLUDED FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM CHECK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N130JT
- Reported as
- N.American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aransas County
N130JTRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · North American/Aero Classics P-51DAirframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 series
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