- Date
- April 17, 1966
- Place
- Lincoln, VA · LINCOLN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N551DN.American P-51
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0211 66/4/17 LINCOLN VA N.AMERICAN P-51 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1001 TIME - 1305 N551D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N551D
- Reported as
- N.American P-51
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Godfrey Field
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