- Date
- October 29, 1977
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5747N.American P-51
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771029033159A
- Case key
- 144675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3752 77/10/29 BAKERSFIELD,CA N.AMERICAN P-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1675 TIME - 1430 N5747 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA CHINO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FORCED LDG ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WHEN BLOWER FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5747
- Reported as
- N.American P-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakersfield Airpk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.