- Date
- June 17, 1981
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5428VN American P-51D
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810617033729A
- Case key
- 126741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1080 81/6/17 COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA N AMERICAN P-51D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9202 TIME - 0835 N5428V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 399 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OMAHA,NE MINNEAPOLIS,MN COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 65 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- CROSS WIND GUSTS TO 40KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5428V
- Reported as
- N American P-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Muni
N5428VRegistered 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.