- Date
- August 6, 1985, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6175CNorth American F-51D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850806036889A
- Case key
- 24794
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Analysis
The private plt attempted to make his first, solo, take off in the F-51D model acft. The acft became airborne & immediately attained a noise high pitch attitude. The angle of attack was then reduced & the acft bounced hard off the rwy blowing out its right main tire. The plt lost control of the acft, & as it yawed left, dragging its wing tip on the ground, it veered off the rwy & collided with the arpt's VASI installation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6175C
- Reported as
- North American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45-11558
- Airframe hours
- 2,813
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce V1650-7, 1,490 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Kastaroff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 16, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 124 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 72 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY
FAA reports on this event · 1
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