- Date
- December 16, 1979
- Place
- Eufaula, AL · EUFAULA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7711CN American P-51D
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791216037719A
- Case key
- 132066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3188 79/12/16 EUFAULA,AL N AMERICAN P-51D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5000 TIME - 1405 N7711C PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEEDON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUFAULA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSD ACFT ROLL TWICE & ENTER CLD PRIOR TO CRASH. NEAREST WX RPPT-600 BRKN,2500 OVRCST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7711C
- Reported as
- N American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Weedon
N7711CRegistered now · North American/Aero Classics P-51DAirframe modelNorth American/Aero Classics P-51DEngine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.